Digital Follow-up Program After Discharge Home Following Thoracic Surgery
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
digital outpatient follow-up
Other interventionIn addition to routine outpatient follow-up visits on day 14 and 28 post-operative, digital follow-up by questionnaire on their health status and general well-being are provided. Possibility to request an interaction with a doctor from our department at any time during the 28 days following discharge
standard follow-up
Other interventionroutine outpatient follow-up visits on day 14 and 28 post-operative
Treatment groups
200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: digital follow-upExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: standard follow-upActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Subjective pain perception
Impact on the subjective pain perception is assessed by the numeric rating scale (NRS). Scale ranges from 0-10 while 10 indicates more pain
Time frame
4 weeks after discharge homeSecondary outcomes
1
General well-being
General well-being is assessed by the numeric rating scale (NRS). Scale ranges from 0-10 while 10 indicates better outcome
Time frame
4 weeks after discharge home2
Post-Discharge documentation of analgesic use
Assessment of any analgesics admitted after discharge home
Time frame
During the 4 weeks after discharge home3
Emergency consultations
Number of emergency consultations within 4 weeks after discharge home
Time frame
During the 4 weeks after discharge home4
Readmissions
Time frame
During the 4 weeks after discharge homeSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov