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Preventing Cardiac Surgery Readmission With Patient Activity Tracking Technology

NCT04348981 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2022-03-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to detect decreased patient activity level after discharge after cardiac surgery to prevent readmissions.

Cardiac surgery is associated with a high chance of readmission within 30 days, common reasons being volume overload, arrhythmia, pulmonary complications, and infections. A decreased activity level often precedes those complications. Measuring patient activity levels using wearable activity trackers (Fitbit) may detect complications early and prompts the surgical team to contact the patient before a visit to the Emergency Room is warranted.

Conditions

  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Enhanced Recovery

Interventions

DEVICE

Wearable fitness tracking device

Patients having a wearable fitness tracking device will be monitored for their level of activity after surgery. Declines in activity level will prompt a phone call from the surgical provider.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dirk Varelmann, MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-07-31

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