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Does a Technology Enabled Multi-disciplinary Team-based Care Model for the Management of Long COVID and Other Fatiguing Illnesses Improve Clinical Care of Patients and Represent a Sustainable Approach Within a Federally Qualified Health Center? (LC&FIRP)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05167227
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : December 22, 2021
Last Update Posted : May 1, 2023
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Family Health Centers of San Diego

Tracking Information
First Submitted Date  ICMJE December 17, 2021
First Posted Date  ICMJE December 22, 2021
Last Update Posted Date May 1, 2023
Actual Study Start Date  ICMJE November 30, 2021
Estimated Primary Completion Date January 31, 2025   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: December 20, 2021)
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29 [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
Original Primary Outcome Measures  ICMJE Same as current
Change History
Current Secondary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: February 13, 2023)
  • Patient symptom checklist with associated severity for those present [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, None, Mild, Moderate, Severe
  • If symptom is present, has patient experienced this in the past month [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • If symptom is present, how long has patient experienced this symptom [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Under 3 Months, 3 Months or longer
  • If symptom is present, did patient have this symptom before the patient tested positive for COVID-19? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • If symptom is present, during the past month how often have the patient had this symptom? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with use of Likert scale
  • If symptom is present during the past month, how bad was this symptom? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with use of Likert scale
  • For symptoms present, do any of them get worse for at least 24 hours after engaging in activities (physical or mental) that patient was used to doing with no problems? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with Yes/No/Not Applicable/Don't Know
  • If fatigue, tiredness, or exhaustion is present, doesn't patient describe it as feeling it come on all of a sudden, or slowly over time [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with All of sudden, Slowly over time, Not applicable, Don't know
  • If fatigue present, what month and year did the fatiguing illness begin? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, estimated month and year
  • When fatigued, does rest make patient's fatigue better? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes a lot, Yes a little, No not very much, Not applicable, Don't know
  • When fatigued, has this fatigue substantially limited the patient's ability to occupational, educational, social, or personal activities? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes, No, Not applicable, Don't know
  • Patient's medical history check-list [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes, No, Unsure
  • Patient's dietary restrictions [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, No, Vegan, Vegetarian, Ketogenic, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Intermittent fasting, Other
  • Patient's food allergies or other food intolerances [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Has patient's employment been impacted due to contracting COVID-19? [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes, No
  • Patient's frequency to complete 150-minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity (like a brisk walk, slow biking, gardening, or ballroom dancing) prior to contracting COVID-19 [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Every week, Most weeks, Some weeks, Very few weeks, Never, I do not know
  • Patient's frequency to complete 150-minutes per week of vigorous-intensity physical activity (like running, swimming laps, competitive sports, or fast bicycling) prior to contracting COVID-19 [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Every week, Most weeks, Some weeks, Very few weeks, Never, I do not know
  • Did patient receive a COVID-19 PCR (nasal swab) test [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Did patient receive a COVID-19 antibody test [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Patient symptom onset [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Date
  • Patient reported medications used for COVID-19 symptoms [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, free text
  • Patient reported prescribed supplementary oxygen support [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Patient reported admittance to hospital due to COVID-19 [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • Do any of the following activities exacerbate patients symptoms: Physical exertion, Diet Changes, Big Meal, Dehydration, Weather changes (hot and humid), Tight clothing, Stress or anxiety, Pre Menstrual period, Menstrual period, Alcohol consumption [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • Does patient feel fully recovered from COVID-19 [ Time Frame: During 9 months of follow-up ]
    Patient quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • Currently minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity patient does (like a brisk walk, slow biking, gardening, or ballroom dancing) [ Time Frame: During 9 months of follow-up ]
    Patient quarterly surveys, free text
  • Currently minutes per week of vigorous-intensity physical activity patient does (like running, swimming laps, competitive sports, or fast bicycling) [ Time Frame: During 9 months of follow-up ]
    Patient quarterly surveys, free text
  • Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2 [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 (if applicable) [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • PROMIS Dyspnea Functional Limitations and Severity Short Forms [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • PROMIS Applied Cognition Abilities and General Concerns Short Forms [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7 [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • 2-minute step test [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • 30 sec sit to stand test [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Grip strength [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Functional Gait Assessment [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Balance tasks [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Post-exertional malaise follow-up [ Time Frame: Per Physical Therapy encounter after PT assessment ]
    Follow-up Physical Therapy appointment with patient, Not at all, A little bit, Somewhat, Quite a bit, Very much
Original Secondary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: December 20, 2021)
  • Patient symptom checklist with associated severity for those present [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, None, Mild, Moderate, Severe
  • If symptom is present, has patient experienced this in the past month [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • If symptom is present, how long has patient experienced this symptom [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Under 3 Months, 3 Months or longer
  • If symptom is present, did patient have this symptom before you tested positive for COVID-19? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • If symptom is present, during the past month how often have you had this symptom? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with use of Likert scale
  • If symptom is present during the past month, how bad was this symptom? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with use of Likert scale
  • For symptoms present, do any of them get worse for at least 24 hours after engaging in activities (physical or mental) that patient was used to doing with no problems? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with Yes/No/Not Applicable/Don't Know
  • If fatigue, tiredness, or exhaustion is present, doesn't patient describe it as feeling it come on all of a sudden, or slowly over time [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys with All of sudden, Slowly over time, Not applicable, Don't know
  • If fatigue present, what month and year did the fatiguing illness begin? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, estimated month and year
  • When fatigued, does rest make patient's fatigue better? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes a lot, Yes a little, No not very much, Not applicable, Don't know
  • When fatigued, has this fatigue substantially limited the patient's ability to occupational, educational, social, or personal activities? [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes, No, Not applicable, Don't know
  • Patient's medical history check-list [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes, No, Unsure
  • Patient's dietary restrictions [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, No, Vegan, Vegetarian, Ketogenic, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Intermittent fasting, Other
  • Patient's food allergies or other food intolerances [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Has patient's employment been impacted due to contracting COVID-19? [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes, No
  • Patient's frequency to complete 150-minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity (like a brisk walk, slow biking, gardening, or ballroom dancing) prior to contracting COVID-19 [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Every week, Most weeks, Some weeks, Very few weeks, Never, I do not know
  • Patient's frequency to complete 150-minutes per week of vigorous-intensity physical activity (like running, swimming laps, competitive sports, or fast bicycling) prior to contracting COVID-19 [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Every week, Most weeks, Some weeks, Very few weeks, Never, I do not know
  • Did patient receive a COVID-19 PCR (nasal swab) test [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Did patient receive a COVID-19 antibody test [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Patient symptom onset [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Date
  • Patient reported medications used for COVID-19 symptoms [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, free text
  • Patient reported prescribed supplementary oxygen support [ Time Frame: Through study referral period, an average of 12 weeks ]
    Patient baseline survey, Yes/No
  • Patient reported admittance to hospital due to COVID-19 [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • Do any of the following activities exacerbate patients symptoms: Physical exertion, Diet Changes, Big Meal, Dehydration, Weather changes (hot and humid), Tight clothing, Stress or anxiety, Pre Menstrual period, Menstrual period, Alcohol consumption [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • Does patient feel fully recovered from COVID-19 [ Time Frame: During 9 months of follow-up ]
    Patient quarterly surveys, Yes/No
  • Currently minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity patient does (like a brisk walk, slow biking, gardening, or ballroom dancing) [ Time Frame: During 9 months of follow-up ]
    Patient quarterly surveys, free text
  • Currently minutes per week of vigorous-intensity physical activity patient does (like running, swimming laps, competitive sports, or fast bicycling) [ Time Frame: During 9 months of follow-up ]
    Patient quarterly surveys, free text
  • Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2 [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 (if applicable) [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • PROMIS Dyspnea Functional Limitations and Severity Short Forms [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • PROMIS Applied Cognition Abilities and General Concerns Short Forms [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7 [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Patient baseline and quarterly surveys
  • 2-minute step test [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • 30 sec sit to stand test [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Grip strength [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Functional Gait Assessment [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Balance tasks [ Time Frame: During 12 months of follow-up ]
    Physical Therapy assessment with patient
  • Post-exertional malaise follow-up [ Time Frame: Per Physical Therapy encounter after PT assessment ]
    Follow-up Physical Therapy appointment with patient, Not at all, A little bit, Somewhat, Quite a bit, Very much
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
 (submitted: April 28, 2023)
  • Knowledge improvement of appropriate PASC diagnosis as a result of participation in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Knowledge improvement of effective PASC care and treatment as a result of participation in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Knowledge improvement of approaches for complex cases of PASC as a result of participation in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities related to identify tools and methods for PASC care [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to diagnose patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to screen for co-morbidities of PASC [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to generate a patient-specific treatment plan for patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities related to to implement a patient-specific treatment plan for patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to select appropriate special or diagnostic tests for PASC patients [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to interpret special or diagnostic test results for my PASC patients [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to provide appropriate patient education about their PASC condition [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to educate clinic staff about PASC care [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to address PASC patients using a multidisciplinary approach [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to assess and manage concerns that PASC patients face [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to assess severity of disease in patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to deal with complex cases of PASC [ Time Frame: During 37 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Utility of an encountered case presented during randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey Yes/No
  • Overall satisfaction with randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Satisfaction to recommend to colleague randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale likelihood
  • Satisfaction to participate in future randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) again [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale likelihood
  • Changes to practice in helping colleague with information learned from randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey Yes/No
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to understand further monitoring and follow-up plan [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to develop more appropriate treatment plans [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to have a better understanding of underlying disease process and the role of specialist referral [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to more independently manage my PASC patients without referral to a specialist [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to apply specialist recommendations to patient care. [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement and free text
  • Unable to apply learnings from randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement and free text
  • Other changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 34 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with free text
  • Knowledge gained about topic presented during teleECHO before and after [ Time Frame: During 37 months after each weekly ECHO session ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey
  • Knowledge gained about topic presented during teleECHO before and after [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale knowledge
  • Satisfaction with stated objectives being met [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with session delivering balanced and objective, evidence-based content [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with pace of session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with opportunities to ask questions [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with organization of the presenters' presentations [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with presenters' ability to clearly communicate [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Desired content for future sessions [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey, free text
  • Satisfaction with source evidence presented [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey Yes/No
  • Satisfaction with commercial bias present [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey Yes/No and free text
  • Recommendations for program improvement [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Relevance of session to clinicians current work [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale relevance
  • Intent to change practice based on learnings from session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey Yes/No and free text
  • Best part of session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Worst part of session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Recommend this session to a colleague [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale likelihood
  • Changes to practice planned [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • If no changes to practice are planned, barriers [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 37 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Participating clinician retention [ Time Frame: Semi-annually during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Mean number of months clinicians participate in the trial (intervention and control groups)
  • Participating clinic settings [ Time Frame: Semi-annually during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of clinic settings in which providers see patients (intervention and control groups)
  • Participation in intervention [ Time Frame: Weekly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of weekly sessions each RCT (intervention) provider attends, and mean number
  • Exposure of weekly teleECHO topics [ Time Frame: Weekly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of topics covered in Weekly ECHO sessions RCT (intervention) provider attends
  • Monthly webinar attendance [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of monthly webinars RCT providers attends
  • Quarterly short course attendance [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of quarterly short courses RCT providers attends
  • Exposure of monthly webinar topics [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of topics covered in monthly webinars provider attends
  • Exposure of quarterly short course topics [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of topics covered in quarterly short courses provider attends
  • Participation in case consultation [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of patient cases presented by RCT (intervention) provider
  • Participation in post-session survey [ Time Frame: Weekly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Proportion of participants that complete each session poll (disaggregated by monthly webinar, weekly session, RCT vs. non-RCT provider)
  • Volume of total patient case load [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of patients seen by RCT provider, and mean number (intervention and control)
  • Volume of PASC patient case load [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of PASC patients seen by RCT provider, and mean number (intervention and control)
  • Volume of patient referrals to specialists [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of referrals to specialists by RCT provider, and mean number (intervention and control)
  • Application of specialist recommendations [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of specialist recommendations applied by RCT (intervention) providers from weekly ECHO sessions
  • Average consultation duration [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Mean duration of consultation for PASC patients by RCT providers, intervention and control
  • Volume of specialists seen by patients [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of specialists seen by patient
  • Specialty types patient was exposed to [ Time Frame: Monthly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of specialty types the patient was exposed to
  • Clinician session drop-off [ Time Frame: Weekly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    How long an (intervention) provider attended an ECHO session
  • Quarterly attendance [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 37 months of follow-up ]
    Number of individuals who attended and watched short course
  • Clinician satisfaction with series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview with Likert satisfaction
  • Clinician overall best part of series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Clinician overall worst part of series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Clinician challenges in participating [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Perceived change in the relationship between clinicians and specialists in panel as a result of this series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Clinician barriers to sustained participation in series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Did clinician experience an improvement in the number of PASC patients they could manage at any given time as a result of the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinicians experience an increase in PASC patients in their panel composition over time as a result of participation in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinic directors observe an increase in PASC patients in the clinicians panel composition over time as a result of their participation in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinicians experience an improvement in the quality of care for patients as a result of participating in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinic directors observe an improvement in the quality of care for patients as a result of a clinician participating in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinicians participating influence other providers in their clinic? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinic directors observe clinicians who participated in the series influence other providers within the clinic? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Clinician benefits gained from participating in the series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, free response
  • Clinician recommendations for improving the scalability or sustainability of this model [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, free response
  • Clinic directors recommendations for improving the scalability or sustainability of this model [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, free response
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
 (submitted: December 20, 2021)
  • Knowledge improvement of appropriate PASC diagnosis as a result of participation in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Knowledge improvement of effective PASC care and treatment as a result of participation in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Knowledge improvement of approaches for complex cases of PASC as a result of participation in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities related to identify tools and methods for PASC care [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to diagnose patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to screen for co-morbidities of PASC [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to generate a patient-specific treatment plan for patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities related to to implement a patient-specific treatment plan for patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to select appropriate special or diagnostic tests for PASC patients [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to interpret special or diagnostic test results for my PASC patients [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to provide appropriate patient education about their PASC condition [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to educate clinic staff about PASC care [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to address PASC patients using a multidisciplinary approach [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to assess and manage concerns that PASC patients face [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to assess severity of disease in patients with PASC [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Self-efficacy in abilities to deal with complex cases of PASC [ Time Frame: During 33 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician baseline and quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Utility of an encountered case presented during randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey Yes/No
  • Overall satisfaction with randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Satisfaction to recommend to colleague randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale likelihood
  • Satisfaction to participate in future randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) again [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale likelihood
  • Changes to practice in helping colleague with information learned from randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey Yes/No
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to understand further monitoring and follow-up plan [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to develop more appropriate treatment plans [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to have a better understanding of underlying disease process and the role of specialist referral [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to more independently manage my PASC patients without referral to a specialist [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement
  • Changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) to apply specialist recommendations to patient care. [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement and free text
  • Unable to apply learnings from randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with use of Likert scale agreement and free text
  • Other changes to practice by participating in randomized arm (teleECHO or monthly webinar) [ Time Frame: During 30 months of follow-up ]
    Clinician quarterly follow-up survey with free text
  • Knowledge gained about topic presented during teleECHO before and after [ Time Frame: During 33 months after each weekly ECHO session ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey
  • Knowledge gained about topic presented during teleECHO before and after [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale knowledge
  • Satisfaction with stated objectives being met [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with session delivering balanced and objective, evidence-based content [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with pace of session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with opportunities to ask questions [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with organization of the presenters' presentations [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Satisfaction with presenters' ability to clearly communicate [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale quality
  • Desired content for future sessions [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey, free text
  • Satisfaction with source evidence presented [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey Yes/No
  • Satisfaction with commercial bias present [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey Yes/No and free text
  • Recommendations for program improvement [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Relevance of session to clinicians current work [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale relevance
  • Intent to change practice based on learnings from session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey Yes/No and free text
  • Best part of session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Worst part of session [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Recommend this session to a colleague [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey with use of Likert scale likelihood
  • Changes to practice planned [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • If no changes to practice are planned, barriers [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 33 months ]
    Clinician intervention teleECHO survey free text
  • Participating clinician retention [ Time Frame: Semi-annually during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Mean number of months clinicians participate in the trial (intervention and control groups)
  • Participating clinic settings [ Time Frame: Semi-annually during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of clinic settings in which providers see patients (intervention and control groups)
  • Participation in intervention [ Time Frame: Weekly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of weekly sessions each RCT (intervention) provider attends, and mean number
  • Exposure of weekly teleECHO topics [ Time Frame: Weekly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of topics covered in Weekly ECHO sessions RCT (intervention) provider attends
  • Monthly webinar attendance [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of monthly webinars RCT providers attends
  • Quarterly short course attendance [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of quarterly short courses RCT providers attends
  • Exposure of monthly webinar topics [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of topics covered in monthly webinars provider attends
  • Exposure of quarterly short course topics [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of topics covered in quarterly short courses provider attends
  • Participation in case consultation [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of patient cases presented by RCT (intervention) provider
  • Participation in post-session survey [ Time Frame: Weekly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Proportion of participants that complete each session poll (disaggregated by monthly webinar, weekly session, RCT vs. non-RCT provider)
  • Volume of total patient case load [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of patients seen by RCT provider, and mean number (intervention and control)
  • Volume of PASC patient case load [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of PASC patients seen by RCT provider, and mean number (intervention and control)
  • Volume of patient referrals to specialists [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of referrals to specialists by RCT provider, and mean number (intervention and control)
  • Application of specialist recommendations [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of specialist recommendations applied by RCT (intervention) providers from weekly ECHO sessions
  • Average consultation duration [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Mean duration of consultation for PASC patients by RCT providers, intervention and control
  • Volume of specialists seen by patients [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of specialists seen by patient
  • Specialty types patient was exposed to [ Time Frame: Monthly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of specialty types the patient was exposed to
  • Clinician session drop-off [ Time Frame: Weekly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    How long an (intervention) provider attended an ECHO session
  • Quarterly attendance [ Time Frame: Quarterly during 33 months of follow-up ]
    Number of individuals who attended and watched short course
  • Clinician satisfaction with series [ Time Frame: End of study ]
    Interview with Likert satisfaction
  • Clinician overall best part of series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Clinician overall worst part of series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Clinician challenges in participating [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Perceived change in the relationship between clinicians and specialists in panel as a result of this series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Clinician barriers to sustained participation in series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview
  • Did clinician experience an improvement in the number of PASC patients they could manage at any given time as a result of the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinicians experience an increase in PASC patients in their panel composition over time as a result of participation in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinic directors observe an increase in PASC patients in the clinicians panel composition over time as a result of their participation in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinicians experience an improvement in the quality of care for patients as a result of participating in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinic directors observe an improvement in the quality of care for patients as a result of a clinician participating in the series? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinicians participating influence other providers in their clinic? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Did clinic directors observe clinicians who participated in the series influence other providers within the clinic? [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, Yes/No with free response
  • Clinician benefits gained from participating in the series [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, free response
  • Clinician recommendations for improving the scalability or sustainability of this model [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, free response
  • Clinic directors recommendations for improving the scalability or sustainability of this model [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of study ]
    Interview, free response
 
Descriptive Information
Brief Title  ICMJE Does a Technology Enabled Multi-disciplinary Team-based Care Model for the Management of Long COVID and Other Fatiguing Illnesses Improve Clinical Care of Patients and Represent a Sustainable Approach Within a Federally Qualified Health Center?
Official Title  ICMJE The Long COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program - A Pragmatic, Quality Improvement, Professional Cluster, Randomized Controlled Trial.
Brief Summary The primary objective of the present research is to determine the effectiveness of Family Health Center of San Diego's Long COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program (LC&FIRP) on clinician- and patient-level outcomes. LC&FIRP is comprised of a teleECHO program focused on multi-specialty case-consultation and peer-to-peer sharing of emerging best practices to support management of complex cases associated with Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and other post-infectious fatiguing illnesses (PIFI). Our secondary objective is to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability of LC&FIRP. Our findings should provide a fuller understanding of the potential impact of innovative technology enabled multi-disciplinary team-based care models in low-resource, community-based primary care settings.
Detailed Description

The primary objective of the present research is to determine the effectiveness of FHCSD's Long COVID and Fatiguing Illness Recovery Program (LC&FIRP) on clinician- and patient-level outcomes. LC&FIRP is comprised of a teleECHO program focused on multi-specialty case-consultation and peer-to-peer sharing of emerging best practices to support management of complex cases associated with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and other PIFI. Our secondary objective is to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability of LC&FIRP. Our findings should provide a fuller understanding of the potential impact of innovative technology enabled multi-disciplinary team-based care models in low-resource, community-based primary care settings. This study will provide much needed high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of a technology enabled multi-disciplinary team-based care model for the management of Long COVID, ME/CFS, and other PIFI within a community clinic setting, while simultaneously providing evidence regarding the feasibility, acceptability, and sustainability of the approach. Given that LC&FIRP includes a teleECHO program that is case-based, interactive, and occurs in real-time, it has a set of distinct advantages to the traditional practice of sequential in-person specialty referrals to address complex patient cases. The investigators hypothesize that clinician exposure to weekly teleECHO sessions with monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses will significantly improve clinician- and patient-level outcomes compared to clinician exposure to monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses alone.

The investigators will evaluate LC&FIRP using an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 2 design. Specifically, the investigators will conduct a two-arm, single-blind, pragmatic, quality improvement, professional cluster, randomized controlled trial. The target for weekly teleECHO sessions, monthly interactive webinars, and quarterly short courses are licensed health care professionals. Therefore, the present research will include professional clusters that will consist of primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners at FHCSD caring for patients who have had persistent symptoms and a decline in health-related quality of life associated with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and/or other PIFI.

20 consenting clinicians across primary care clinics at FHCSD will be randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to either participate in 1) weekly teleECHO sessions with monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses or 2) monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses alone (a control group). All clinicians will have the option to receive continuing medical education credit for the educational sessions they engage in. Throughout participation, the investigators expect that the clinicians will provide care for approximately 856 FHCSD patients diagnosed with Long COVID, ME/CFS, or other PIFI (approximately 42 patients per clinician). The clinicians will be consented and will receive exposure to intervention components (i.e., a professional cluster). Therefore, patient outcomes derived from routine clinical care will be evaluated according to the study arm of their respective clinicians. Outcomes will be measured at 3-, 6-, 9-,12-, 18-, 24-, and 30-months post-baseline for clinicians and for patients at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-months post assignment to a participating clinician.

Inclusion criteria for clinicians includes 1) being employed by FHCSD for clinical care delivery, 2) being a licensed primary care physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, 3) caring for patients who have had persistent symptoms and a decline in health-related quality of life associated with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and/or other PIFI, and 4) being willing and able to actively participate in LC&FIRP. There are no exclusion criteria. FHCSD medical leadership has verbally extended an invitation to the approximately 200 eligible clinicians at FHCSD to participate in LC&FIRP (a follow-up email will also be sent). Those who are interested will provide written informed consent, complete a baseline survey, and will be randomized to one of the two study arms. An electronic randomization list will be generated using the latest version of the statistical software platform R (version 3.3.2, http://www.r-project.org). The list will be securely integrated into the cloud-based Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) tool. Allocation will be concealed from all investigators and staff until the study group is assigned. Only the study manager and research assistants involved in the delivery of the intervention components will subsequently be made aware of allocation. It is not possible to mask participating clinicians, however, patients of participating clinicians will not have knowledge of their clinicians potential participation in weekly teleECHO sessions, monthly interactive webinars, and quarterly short courses. All staff that are involved in the collection of data and investigators that conduct analyses will remain blinded to allocation throughout the study.

Clinician participation in this study is voluntary. Participating clinicians may decide not to participate or may leave the study at any time. This decision will not result in any penalty or loss of benefits to which they are entitled. Information that has already been collected may still be used, but no new information will be collected. The withdrawal reason and the withdrawal date will be documented.

Study Type  ICMJE Interventional
Study Phase  ICMJE Not Applicable
Study Design  ICMJE Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
20 consenting clinicians across primary care clinics at FHCSD will be randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to either participate in 1) weekly teleECHO sessions with monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses or 2) monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses alone (a control group). Throughout participation, the investigators expect that the clinicians will provide care for approximately 856 FHCSD patients diagnosed with PASC, ME/CFS, or OPIFI (approximately 42 patients per clinician). The clinicians will be consented and will receive exposure to intervention components (i.e., a professional cluster). Therefore, patient outcomes derived from routine clinical care will be evaluated according to the study arm of their respective clinicians.
Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description:
Allocation will be concealed from all investigators and staff until the study group is assigned. Only the study manager and research assistants involved in the delivery of the intervention components will subsequently be made aware of allocation. It is not possible to mask participating clinicians, however, patients of participating clinicians will not have knowledge of their clinicians potential participation in weekly teleECHO sessions, monthly interactive webinars, and quarterly short courses. All staff that are involved in the collection of data and investigators that conduct analyses will remain blinded to allocation throughout the study.
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition  ICMJE
  • SARS-CoV-2 Acute Respiratory Disease
  • Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-COV-2 Infection
  • Post COVID-19 Condition
Intervention  ICMJE Other: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes
ECHO is a technology enabled multi-disciplinary team-based care model centered on case-consultation and peer-to-peer sharing of emerging best practices (i.e., teleECHO) to support management of complex cases associated with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and other PIFI.
Other Name: ECHO
Study Arms  ICMJE
  • No Intervention: Control

    The Control arm participates in monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses.

    Monthly interactive webinars will offer brief didactic presentations by SMEs, examples of models of care, and a facilitated Q&A. These webinars will be convened to rapidly disseminate findings and emerging best practices to a large-scale, national audience.

    Quarterly short courses will be developed to summarize key findings from past weekly teleECHO sessions. These quarterly short courses will be formatted as a learning module with the use of presentation slides and videos online that are accessible asynchronously.

  • Experimental: Intervention
    The Intervention arm participates in weekly teleECHO sessions with monthly interactive webinars and quarterly short courses.
    Intervention: Other: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes
Publications * Not Provided

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status  ICMJE Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment  ICMJE
 (submitted: December 20, 2021)
20
Original Estimated Enrollment  ICMJE Same as current
Estimated Study Completion Date  ICMJE January 31, 2025
Estimated Primary Completion Date January 31, 2025   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria  ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion criteria for clinicians includes 1) being employed by FHCSD for clinical care delivery, 2) being a licensed primary care physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, 3) caring for patients who have had persistent symptoms and a decline in health-related quality of life associated with PASC, ME/CFS, and/or OPIFI, and 4) being willing and able to actively participate in LC&FIRP.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • There are no exclusion criteria.
Sex/Gender  ICMJE
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages  ICMJE 18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers  ICMJE No
Contacts  ICMJE
Contact: Jane Samaniego, MS 619-515-2300 janes@fhcsd.org
Contact: Job Godino, PhD 619-515-2344 ext 2344 jobg@fhcsd.org
Listed Location Countries  ICMJE United States
Removed Location Countries  
 
Administrative Information
NCT Number  ICMJE NCT05167227
Other Study ID Numbers  ICMJE HS-2021-0241
Has Data Monitoring Committee No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
IPD Sharing Statement  ICMJE
Plan to Share IPD: No
Current Responsible Party Family Health Centers of San Diego
Original Responsible Party Same as current
Current Study Sponsor  ICMJE Family Health Centers of San Diego
Original Study Sponsor  ICMJE Same as current
Collaborators  ICMJE Not Provided
Investigators  ICMJE
Principal Investigator: Christian Ramers, MD Family Health Centers of San Diego
Principal Investigator: Job Godino, PhD Family Health Centers of San Diego
PRS Account Family Health Centers of San Diego
Verification Date April 2023

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