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Purpose

This phase of the project will evaluate the utility and efficacy of a personalized online patient education platform developed from efforts in Phase 1 in 1) increasing patients' and caregivers' pre- and post-operative preparedness and satisfaction, and 2) reducing readmission, ED/Urgent care/unplanned clinic visits and telephone calls to clinic staff.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years of age or older - Have had or are undergoing free flap surgery and/or total laryngetomy - Have internet access - English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

  • Younger than 18 years of age - No internet access - Non-English speaking

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
CareOrbit - Patients 		Patients will be assigned a username and password to access their CareOrbit account via the internet (caregivers will use the same account information). These patients may designate up to 3 additional individuals who will be participating in the patient's postoperative care to receive the link along with a unique username and password via email. All patients will additionally receive standard pre- and post-operative instructions and care. This will include verbal education by the surgeons at their pre-operative visits. Patient questionnaires will be distributed at the first and second post-operative visits (typically 1-2 weeks after discharge and 3 months after post-operative clinic visit). At 30 days following discharge, the patients' medical records will be reviewed by the study team to assess for the primary or secondary outcomes. Patients will be contacted by telephone to inquire about ED/UC visits outside of the BJC system.
  • Other: CareOrbit
    CareOrbit is a third-party organization that provides a HIPAA-compliant, patient-centered digital engagement platform that helps create, organize, and update content to educate and serve the patient and caregivers through their entire treatment journey.
Experimental
CareOrbit - Caregivers 		Patients will be assigned a username and password to access their CareOrbit account via the internet (caregivers will use the same account information). These patients may designate up to 3 additional individuals who will be participating in the patient's postoperative care to receive the link along with a unique username and password via email. All patients will additionally receive standard pre- and post-operative instructions and care. This will include verbal education by the surgeons at their pre-operative visits. Patient questionnaires will be distributed at the first and second post-operative visits (typically 1-2 weeks after discharge and 3 months after post-operative clinic visit). At 30 days following discharge, the patients' medical records will be reviewed by the study team to assess for the primary or secondary outcomes. Patients will be contacted by telephone to inquire about ED/UC visits outside of the BJC system.
  • Other: CareOrbit
    CareOrbit is a third-party organization that provides a HIPAA-compliant, patient-centered digital engagement platform that helps create, organize, and update content to educate and serve the patient and caregivers through their entire treatment journey.

Recruiting Locations

Washington University in St. Louis and nearby locations

Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63110
Contact:
Jason Rich, M.D.
314-747-3742
richj@wustl.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT05954676
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine

Study Contact

Jason Rich, M.D.
314-747-3742
richj@wustl.edu

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