Telemedicine Follow-up for Bariatric Surgery Patients: What Do Patients Prefer

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

This is a randomized clinical trial that will randomize bariatric patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to receive either in-person or telemedicine post-operative follow-up within 30 days after surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04784286

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

24

Starts

2019-05-14

Expected to finish

2020-10-26

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-05

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients > 18 years of age Having bariatric surgery; primary Roux-en Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy Be in the United States at the time of their 30-day follow-up Live 70 miles or further from Mayo Clinic downtown campus in Rochester, MN Access to WI-FI and electronic device (laptop, computer, tablet, smart phone, etc.) Willing to consent for the study

You may not qualify if…

• Patients < 18 years of age Be outside the United States at the time of their follow-up Undergoing revision of previous bariatric surgery Unable to speak English Unwilling or unable to provide consent for the study

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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