Telemedicine Control Tower for the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

Elective Surgery Clinical Trial

— PACU Telemed  

Official title:

A Proof-of-concept Observational Study Evaluating the Acceptability and Utility of a Telemedicine Solution for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04020887
• Other study ID #: 201901180
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 6, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: December 2021
• Source: Washington University School of Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A single center prospective before-and-after proof-of-concept study to evaluate a telemedicine center for the PACU.

Description:

A proof-of-concept study in perioperative telemedicine that aims to demonstrate the (i) acceptability and (ii) utility of integrating telemedicine into the PACU environment. This proof-of-concept study will be conducted in the PACU.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 560
• Est. completion date: December 6, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 6, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Adults (age = 18) undergoing elective surgery at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri will be enrolled

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elective Surgery

Intervention

Device:
• Alertwatch - Interaction
Decision-support software, customized for the PACU environment, Interaction between the telemedicine center and the PACU

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Washington University School of Medicine	Saint Louis	Missouri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Washington University School of Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Difference in Time to PACU Discharge Determination From Observation to Interaction Phase	The difference in discharge readiness time between the observation and interaction phases will be compared	up to 1 day
Secondary	Demonstrate the Potential Ability of a Remote Telemedicine Center for the PACU to Assist With PACU Functions.	Percent of patients the telemedicine center participated in the hand-off process from OR to the PACU in both the observation and interaction phases. Participation by the telemedicine center was successful if the telemedicine center could both remotely join the hand-off process and collect relevant patient care information.	up to 1 day
Secondary	Detection of Physiological Derangements in PACU Patients	The proportion of physiological derangements identified in the telemedicine center in both the observation and interaction phases	approximately 1 day
Secondary	Identification of Symptoms Requiring Treatment in PACU Patients	Number of patients identified with symptoms requiring treatment in PACU such as pain or nausea in both the observation and interaction phases	approximately 1 day
Secondary	Recognition of Situations Requiring Emergency Medical Intervention	The number of patients identified requiring emergency medical intervention in both the observation and interaction phases	approximately 1 day
Secondary	Determination of Patient Readiness for PACU Discharge	Number of patients determined to be ready for PACU discharge prior to documentation by the PACU Team in both the observation and interaction phases	approximately 1 day