Status:
COMPLETED
Virtual Visits (Utilization of Virtual Care in Postoperative Patients to Improve the Patient Experience)
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
American College of Surgeons
Conditions:
Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to implement and evaluate postoperative virtual care visits for patients who undergo a laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, or robotic cholecystectomy....
Detailed Description
Participants will be randomized to complete either a postoperative follow-up visit using virtual care technology or by attending a standard in-person visit at the clinic. The virtual visit uses a came...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
- English speaking
- Able to read
- Have an email address
- Scheduled to undergo a laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy or robotic cholecystectomy OR have undergone an unplanned (urgent or emergent) laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, or robotic cholecystectomy
- Have surgery performed by a surgeon at either Carolinas Medical Center-Main or Carolinas Medical Center- Mercy who provides emergency general surgery clinical coverage
- Live in North Carolina or South Carolina
Exclusion
- Unable to complete a virtual visit (due to lack of appropriate technology, necessary technology skills, other);
- Medical condition, laboratory finding, or physical exam finding that precludes participation (patients at high risk for complications, particularly those with perforated appendicitis, patients with active cocaine abuse)
- Postoperative length of stay greater than or equal to 4 days
- Discharged with drains that need to be removed at a postoperative visit
- Admitted from or discharged to assisted living facility, skilled nursing facility, or location other than home
- Have chronic pain for which the participant takes narcotic medication
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 18 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 10 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
460 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03258177
Start Date
August 18 2017
End Date
May 10 2020
Last Update
August 10 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Atrium Health- Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203