Recover@Home Postoperative Follow-up Study

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Conditions studied: Hernia, Inguinal, Hernia, Femoral, Hernia, Umbilical, Hernia, Ventral, Thyroidectomy, Appendectomy, Testicular Hydrocele, Varicocele

In brief

This proposal describes a human subjects research study evaluating mHealth Ambulatory Surgery with Follow-up Nurse (Recovery@Home), as an alternative postoperative care pathway for selected low-acuity surgical procedures in Uganda. The Recovery@Home model discharges eligible patients home on the day of surgery and provides structured postoperative follow-up through nurse telephone calls, home visits, mobile-app documentation, escalation algorithms, and surgeon teleconsultation when clinically indicated. The proposed research includes a design to evaluate Recovery@Home against traditional postoperative inpatient care in a randomized controlled trial across three participating Ugandan surgical facilities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07714343

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

194

Starts

2027-03-01

Expected to finish

2029-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-20

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or older.
• Undergoing one of the eligible surgical procedures: inguinal/femoral hernia repair; umbilical/epigastric hernia repair; excision of soft tissue tumors; thyroidectomy; or appendectomy; varicocelectomy, hydrocelectomy.
• Able to provide informed consent, with consent read aloud and/or fingerprint signature permitted where approved by local ethics authorities.
• Available for inpatient interviews, postoperative clinic visit interviews, and postoperative telephone and/or home follow-up during the 30-day postoperative period.

You may not qualify if…

• Clinical determination by the surgeon or anesthesia team that same-day discharge is unsafe or inappropriate.
• Inability to provide informed consent or lack of an approved surrogate/alternative consent process if required by the IRB.
• Any other exclusion required by the final approved protocol or local regulatory authority.
• ASA 3 or higher

Where it is running

• Kyabirwa Surgical Center — Jinja, Uganda, Uganda
• Hope and Healing Center — Iganga, Uganda
• Lubaga Hospital — Kampala, Uganda
• Mengo Hospital — Kampala, Uganda

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