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Novel Text-Messaging Bot in Patients Undergoing Joint Arthroplasty

NCT03388502 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 159

Last updated 2023-11-22

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Summary

This study evaluates the addition of an automated physician-specific text-messaging (SMS) bot in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Half of the patients received the traditional perioperative education and instructions (control group), while the other half were enrolled in their physician's SMS bot (intervention group).

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis, Knee
  • Osteoarthritis, Hip

Interventions

OTHER

Automated Text Messaging (SMS) Bot (intervention group)

Patients will be enrolled in an 'Automated Text Messaging (SMS) Bot (intervention group)' which is a computer program that sends patients timely reminders, instructions, and videos to help them prepare and recover from surgery.

OTHER

Routine perioperative education & teaching (control group)

Patients will receive the 'Routine perioperative education \& teaching (control group)' and will not be enrolled in the physician-specific SMS bot.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rush University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin J Campbell, MD · Rush University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-21
Primary Completion
2017-08-01
Completion
2017-10-01

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