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Post-Surgery Wound Healing Tracking With MyHealthPal App
Led by Brigham and Women's Hospital · Updated on 2026-04-15
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
92 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators want to explore the use of a smartphone app that allows patients to take photos of their wounds in early stages of healing, so that clinicians can monitor wound-healing remotely with the assistance of an AI program. Participants will choose whether they want to be in the control group or the app group. Participants in the app group will be asked to download an app on their personal smartphone before their surgery. After the procedure, participants will upload a photo of their surgery site as well as answer some questions about its characteristics either on a daily or weekly basis. A healthcare provider and the app's AI algorithm will observe this information to determine the risk of infection. Participants in the control group will not be asked to use the app. Their medical record will be monitored by study staff intermittently to see if they develop infection. This study will take approximately 16 weeks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Post-Surgery Wound Healing Tracking With MyHealthPal App
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults (18 years old and older)
- Ability to understand consent process and questionnaires
- Have ready access to a compatible smartphone with operating system Android 5.0 or later, or iOS 13 or later
- Have smartphone aptitude and sufficient memory space for the app
- Willingness to participate as assessed by questionnaire
- Undergoing spinal cord stimulator implantation, explant, or revision surgery
- Undergoing intrathecal pump implantation, explant, or revision surgery
- Ability to attend all standard surgery follow-up appointments at Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Ability to understand and sign written informed consent documents
You will not qualify if you...
- Cognitive or physical impairment preventing data entry in MyHealthPal app
- Any acute or chronic condition limiting study participation
- Experiencing an ongoing infection prior to surgical revision or explant
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Brigham and Women's Pain Management Center - 850 Boylston St
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States, 02467
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Meghan L Cabral
CONTACT
E
Emma Feldman
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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