Telehealth Following Orthopaedic Procedures

Post-Op Complication Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of Telehealth Follow-up Appointments Following Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03922737
• Other study ID #: 2019Horneff
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 6, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to evaluate the quality of care provided by a home-based teleheath program as a safe and acceptable alternative to an in-person office visit as determined by satisfaction with the program and the amount of further medical management required by the patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 198
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects over 18 and under 75 years of age undergoing elective primary orthopaedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital or Methodist Hospital who have the capability to utilize a telecommunications platform (computer, tablet or similar device at home with a webcam, microphone and access to high-speed internet).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects who are unable to access the telemedicine platform or who are uncomfortable with following up in this fashion

2. Subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide post-operative radiographs electronically or who are unable or unwilling to obtain them

3. Subjects with workman's compensation or automotive claims or other ongoing litigation

4. Subjects that are unable or unwilling to consent for enrollment

5. Patients under the age of 18 years

6. Pregnant or breastfeeding women

7. Patients undergoing surgery for tumor, trauma or infection or who require revision or staged procedures

8. Patients without English-language proficiency

9. Patients with unforeseen intra-operative or perioperative complications

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Post-Op Complication
• Postoperative Complications

Intervention

Procedure:
• In-person office visit
Post-operative visit to occur in-person with provider
• Teleheath visit
Post-operative visit to occur via telehealth software platform with provider

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Rothman Institute	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient Satisfaction: Likert Score	Likert Score self-reported patient satisfaction	2 mont post-operative period following surgery