Status:

COMPLETED

Home Monitoring for Thoracic Surgery Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Western University, Canada

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background and Importance: When patients transition from hospital to home following surgery, perceived complications or poorly controlled pain can result in emergency department visits and readmission...

Detailed Description

Introduction: Surgical recovery after discharge from the hospital often poses confusion and challenges for patients and caregivers. This is more so when early dismissal after surgery has become the no...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient willing to provide informed consent
  • Availability of a caregiver at the patient's home
  • Wi-fi or cellular connectivity at the patient's home
  • Undergoing elective segmentectomy, lobectomy, or pneumonectomy; VATS or open procedure and any thoracic foregut procedure like esophagectomy etc
  • ASA III or lower
  • Ability to comprehend and consent in English
  • Patient or caregiver familiar/comfortable with the use of the technology like online banking

Exclusion

  • Unstable disease process preoperatively
  • Patient requiring postoperative ICU admission
  • Expected unstable disease process in the postoperative period

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 15 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04340960

Start Date

August 15 2022

End Date

January 31 2023

Last Update

February 28 2024

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London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9