The Utility of Mobile Based Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Patients With Acetabular Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: PROMs; Mobile Phone Use; Acetabular Fracture
• Interventions: Other: Mobile application

• Registration Number: NCT04393571
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Acetabular fractures are articular fractures involving the hip joint that needs anatomical reduction and a strict long follow up after fixation.

Detailed Description

The percentage of patients with lost follow up is significantly high. Previously all other studies mainly focused on the radiographic outcome after acetabular fractures and rarely on patient reported functional outcomes and quality of life. The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is increasing and may lead to modifications of treatment. Recent technologic advances, namely smartphones, capable of measuring outcomes after acetabular fractures are now very important in quantifying value-based care. This was previously accomplished through office assessments and surveys with variable follow-up but this strategy lacks continuous and complete data. Studies show that these remote modes of follow-up are safe and that patients are as equally satisfied with them as they are with in-person follow- up care

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-05
• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-05-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2020-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 2020-05-19
• Study Start: 2020-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-01
• Study Completion: 2023-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 138

Inclusion Criteria

• all patients older than 18 years old who will have surgery for an acetabular fracture at assiut university hospitals from 1/10/2020 to 30/9/2022.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients younger than 18 years.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
conventional follow up patients	Mobile application	-
Mobile app follow up patients	Mobile application	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the percentage of missed follow up data in both groups at 12 months postoperatively	at least one year follow up	through assessing the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) after surgery for a fracture of the acetabulum in assiut university hospital using the Arabic validated form of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the ability of the mobile application to rapidly detect the occurrence of serious postoperative complication.	at least one year follow up	to record the ability of the mobile application to rapidly detect the occurrence of serious postoperative complication as infection and DVT and notify us by this complication by means of the Red Flag signs which will be added to the application.