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Impact of Postoperative Telemedicine Visit vs In-person Visit on Patient Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NCT04652674 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2022-12-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate whether remote video/audio postoperative visits (telemedicine visits) affects patient satisfaction compared to in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the primary objective of the study is achieved, it would allow better understanding of how telemedicine can be integrated into modern surgical practice to take care of postoperative patients.

Conditions

  • Covid19
  • Satisfaction, Patient
  • Telemedicine

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telemedicine visit

A postoperative visit with the patient's surgeon conducted remotely via audio/video smartphone app

BEHAVIORAL

In-person postoperative visit

A standard-of-care in-person postoperatively visit with the patient's surgeon

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Zaghiyan, MD · Associate Professor of Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-28
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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