MedTrace Logo

Using Fitbit to Monitor Ambulation in Patients After Surgery.

NCT02741895 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 135

Last updated 2018-01-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate whether information on postoperative ambulation from Fitbits can improve surgeons' ability to monitor ambulation and identify patients at risk for prolonged length of stay, 30-day readmissions, and discharge to transitional care after major surgery.

Conditions

  • General Surgery

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Fitbit monitoring

Patients will be fitted with a Fitbit after surgery, which will monitor steps and active minutes for the duration of hospitalization.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timothy J Daskivich, MD, MSHPM · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-11-30
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02741895 on ClinicalTrials.gov