An mHealth Self-Management Program to Decrease Postoperative Symptom Distress

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Orthopaedic Surgery

In brief

The purposes of this study are to determine if use of the Postoperative Care at Home (PoCAH) tailored self-management program delivered via mobile technology (a mobile app) after discharge to home will result in: 1) fewer and/or less intense patient symptoms (pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, sore throat, constipation, sleep dysfunction); 2) enhanced patient satisfaction, perceived self-efficacy, and quality of life; 3) lower healthcare resource use (patient to healthcare provider calls; unscheduled patient appointments with healthcare providers; and hospital readmission and emergency department use). A secondary objective is to assess how easy the mobile app was to use after orthopaedic ambulatory surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02610894

Run by

Jan Odom Forren

People needed

40

Starts

2015-10-07

Expected to finish

2016-07-25

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• individuals of either gender and any ethnicity;
• general and regional anesthesia for a shoulder or knee procedure;
• surgery scheduled at the UK Center for Advanced Surgery (CAS);
• age greater than or equal to 18

You may not qualify if…

• chronic pain or nausea unrelated to surgery;
• inability to speak or read English;
• diagnosed cognitive dysfunction;
• disabilities that limit the capability to manipulate the mHealth device (iPad mini);
• visual impairment;
• unscheduled admission after surgery.

Where it is running

• University of Kentucky Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Clinic — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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