Status:
RECRUITING
Improving Thoracic Surgical Care Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROS)
Lead Sponsor:
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Thoracic
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a single-site, non-randomized study on the outcomes of remote real-time "ePRO monitoring" in thoracic surgery patients. ePRO monitoring is a health information technology intervention comprise...
Detailed Description
Thoracic surgery patients are at high risk for severe complications post-surgery, such as respiratory failure, empyema, wound problems, and even mortality. Patients with complications may need readmis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients participating in ePRO monitoring must meet the following inclusion criteria to participate in this study:
- 18 years or older
- English or Spanish speaking
- Able to complete a web-based, telephonic (IVR), or CRA (or other IRB-approved research team member)-administrated symptom survey
- Planned to undergo major thoracic surgery (involving chest wall incisions and overnight admission)
- Discharged from the thoracic surgery service
- Discharged to home
Exclusion
- All patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria at enrollment will be excluded from study participation:
- Not completing planned surgery within 3 months of obtaining informed consent
- Inability to understand English or Spanish
- Having undergone only minor thoracic surgery (e.g. bronchoscopy, cervical mediastinoscopy)
- Dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric condition determined by the thoracic surgery provider team that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent.
- Current incarceration
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 14 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06075316
Start Date
November 14 2023
End Date
December 31 2026
Last Update
August 7 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599