The Use of Videoconferencing for Monitoring of Patients Post Urologic Surgery

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Urology

In brief

Our study would be the first randomized study investigating the use of video conferencing via tablet computers versus traditional bedside rounding and its effect on clinical data such as length of stay and complications as well as patient satisfaction. As technology improves, medicine has an obligation to incorporate this technology to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness. If telerounding is proven to not change outcomes or patient satisfaction, it saves time for the physician during office hours to see more patients or be productive in other ways. Telerounding could be applied in remote areas with a dearth of specialists, allowing these specialists' expertise to reach areas it could not before.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02771431

Run by

Northwell Health

People needed

107

Starts

2015-02-01

Expected to finish

2018-11-13

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients 18 years of age or older
• Undergo elective Urologic surgery requiring post-operative inpatient stay

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under 18 years of age
• Patients who are unable to provide their own consent
• Patients who undergo urgent or emergent Urologic procedures who are not already enrolled in the study
• Patients who do not require an inpatient post-operative stay
• Patients who are seen on the weekend (Saturday or Sunday)

Where it is running

• North Shore LIJ — New Hyde Park, New York, United States

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