Actively Recruiting
Improving Thoracic Surgical Care Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROS)
Led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · Updated on 2025-08-07
200
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
163 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor
N
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 comprised of delivering longitudinal electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) surveys (e.g., on symptoms, and physical functioning) coupled with automated provider alerts for concerning survey responses.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Improving Thoracic Surgical Care Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROS)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years or older
- English or Spanish speaking
- Able to complete symptom surveys by web, phone, or research team assistance
- Planned to undergo major thoracic surgery with chest wall incisions and overnight admission
- Discharged from thoracic surgery service
- Discharged to home
You will not qualify if you...
- Surgery not completed within 3 months of consent
- Inability to understand English or Spanish
- Only minor thoracic surgery performed (e.g., bronchoscopy, cervical mediastinoscopy)
- Dementia, altered mental status, or psychiatric condition prohibiting informed consent
- Current incarceration
- Pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Amanda Gentry
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
1
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