Digital Follow-up Program After Discharge Home Following Thoracic Surgery

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Thoracic Surgery, Mobile Health, Post Operative Recovery, Follow-up

In brief

The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a digital follow-up program can improve postoperative pain management and quality of life in patients during the first 28 days after discharge home following thoracic surgery, compared to standard follow-up care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07044440

Run by

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

People needed

200

Starts

2025-07-30

Expected to finish

2026-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who have signed an informed consent form and underwent a surgery performed at the Thoracic Surgery Department of the University Hospital Basel
• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of informed consent
• First participation in the Study
• Patient operated under general anesthesia
• Patients who are in possession of a smart phone or personal computer and have an e-mail account and are able to answer a digital questionnaire. Or an immediate caretaker in the same household owns a smartphone or personal computer and is familiar with the use
• Patients who understand verbal and written German or French
• Patients discharged at home after surgery
• Hospital stay > 3 nights after surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under preoperative opioid/cortisone therapy
• Patients who are unable to follow the procedure of the study, e. g. read or understand German or French, psychological disorders, dementia, etc.
• Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent person
• Patients with polytrauma or who underwent mediastinoscopy

Where it is running

• University Hospital Basel — Basel, Switzerland (enrolling)

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