Utilizing Telemedicine for Delivery of Postoperative Care

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Conditions studied: Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery

In brief

The investigators propose a pilot project in which enrolled patients undergoing major gynecologic surgery will be randomized to either a traditional office postoperative visit or a telemedicine postoperative visit. The two groups will then be compared on a variety of metrics including clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and time.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04348357

Run by

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

People needed

53

Starts

2019-06-21

Expected to finish

2020-05-06

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female patients between ages 18-60
• Have access to smart-phone with video/audio and internet capabilities
• Undergoing laparoscopic gynecologic surgery that requires a postoperative visit
• Total laparoscopic hysterectomy
• Laparoscopic removal of adnexal structures
• Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis

You may not qualify if…

• Patient unwilling to participate
• The patient is unwilling to install and utilize the telemedicine app on their smartphone.

Where it is running

• Texas Tech University Health Scince Center El Paso — El Paso, Texas, United States

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