The purpose of the present study is to determine whether a mobile teledermatology care model can achieve better clinical outcomes as compared to conventional, outpatient care for the management of severe acne treated with isotretinoin. The superiority of mobile care in comparison to conventional, outpatient care will be investigated regarding 1. effectiveness: Global evaluation Acne (GEA) score -response at week 24 2. safety: drop out rates and medication side effects 3. overall patient satisfaction with acne care and therapy 4. overall physician satisfaction with mobile acne care
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
69
In addition to a face-to-face visit at baseline, patients will conduct "mobile visits" at home every two weeks. The general practitioner of choice will perform examinations, such as laboratory or occasionally pregnancy tests every 4 weeks according to the treatment guidelines.
Patients will receive routine outpatient care at the clinic according to the treatment guidelines, and will be scheduled for outpatient visits every 4 weeks.
Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz
Graz, Graz, Austria
Global evaluation Acne score (GEA)
Change from Baseline in the median GEA score at week 24
Time frame: week 24
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