Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research
Telemedicine enables critical human communication and interaction between researchers and participants in decentralized research studies. There is a need to better understand the overall scope of telemedicine applications in clinical research as the basis for further research. This narrative, nonsys...
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| author | Mollie R. Cummins Hiral Soni Julia Ivanova Triton Ong Janelle Barrera Hattie Wilczewski Brandon Welch Brian E. Bunnell |
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| description | Telemedicine enables critical human communication and interaction between researchers and participants in decentralized research studies. There is a need to better understand the overall scope of telemedicine applications in clinical research as the basis for further research. This narrative, nonsystematic review of the literature sought to review and discuss applications of telemedicine, in the form of synchronous videoconferencing, in clinical research. We searched PubMed to identify relevant literature published between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2023. Two independent screeners assessed titles and abstracts for inclusion, followed by single-reviewer full-text screening, and we organized the literature into core themes through consensus discussion. We screened 1044 publications for inclusion. Forty-eight publications met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. We identified six core themes to serve as the structure for the narrative review: infrastructure and training, recruitment, informed consent, assessment, monitoring, and engagement. Telemedicine applications span all stages of clinical research from initial planning and recruitment to informed consent and data collection. While the evidence base for using telemedicine in clinical research is not well-developed, existing evidence suggests that telemedicine is a potentially powerful tool in clinical research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f1ae01852b549bda0e5dd58bdda63992024-02-13T05:47:56ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Clinical and Translational Science2059-86612024-01-01810.1017/cts.2024.3Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized researchMollie R. Cummins0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7078-8479Hiral Soni1Julia Ivanova2Triton Ong3Janelle Barrera4Hattie Wilczewski5Brandon Welch6Brian E. Bunnell7University of Utah, College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Doxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USADoxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USADoxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USADoxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USADoxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USA Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USADoxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USADoxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USA Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USADoxy.me Research, Doxy.me Inc., Rochester, NY, USA Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USATelemedicine enables critical human communication and interaction between researchers and participants in decentralized research studies. There is a need to better understand the overall scope of telemedicine applications in clinical research as the basis for further research. This narrative, nonsystematic review of the literature sought to review and discuss applications of telemedicine, in the form of synchronous videoconferencing, in clinical research. We searched PubMed to identify relevant literature published between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2023. Two independent screeners assessed titles and abstracts for inclusion, followed by single-reviewer full-text screening, and we organized the literature into core themes through consensus discussion. We screened 1044 publications for inclusion. Forty-eight publications met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. We identified six core themes to serve as the structure for the narrative review: infrastructure and training, recruitment, informed consent, assessment, monitoring, and engagement. Telemedicine applications span all stages of clinical research from initial planning and recruitment to informed consent and data collection. While the evidence base for using telemedicine in clinical research is not well-developed, existing evidence suggests that telemedicine is a potentially powerful tool in clinical research.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866124000037/type/journal_articleTelemedicinetelehealthdigital healthbiomedical researchclinical research |
| spellingShingle | Mollie R. Cummins Hiral Soni Julia Ivanova Triton Ong Janelle Barrera Hattie Wilczewski Brandon Welch Brian E. Bunnell Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Telemedicine telehealth digital health biomedical research clinical research |
| title | Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research |
| title_full | Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research |
| title_fullStr | Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research |
| title_short | Narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research |
| title_sort | narrative review of telemedicine applications in decentralized research |
| topic | Telemedicine telehealth digital health biomedical research clinical research |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866124000037/type/journal_article |
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