Assessment of Feasibility and Efficacy of Hospital Discharge Following Bariatric Surgery Using a Telepresence Robot: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Severe Obesity
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
- Enrollment
- 96
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Hospital discharges by robotic or face-to-face rounds
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness and feasibility of performing the ward round using a telepresence robot vs. a face-to-face ward round to discharge patients after bariatric surgery.
Detailed Description
This study is aimed to analyze the effectiveness and feasibility of performing the ward round using a telepresence robot (PadBot U, Inbot Technology Ltd, China), compared to the face-to-face ward round, for hospital discharge after bariatric surgery. Patients who underwent either laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy will be randomized to one of two groups: intervention group - who will be evaluated and discharged, on postoperative day (POD) 2, during ward rounds with the assistant team present, but the telepresent surgeon via robot; and control group - who will be evaluated and discharged, on POD 2, during ward rounds with the whole team physically present. The study main hypothesis is that the ward rounds with the surgeon telepresent by a robot are not inferior to the face to face ward rounds, to evaluate and discharge patients after bariatric surgery.
Investigators
Guilherme da Silva Mazzini
Principal Investigator
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients that underwent bariatric surgery (either laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Exclusion Criteria
- •complications during surgery; unable to sign informed consent; admitted to ICU; previous foregut surgery.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Hospital discharges by robotic or face-to-face rounds
Time Frame: 2 days
number of patients discharged on postoperative day 2 by robotic or face-to-face ward rounds
Secondary Outcomes
- complications, reoperations, readmissions(up to 30 days after surgery)
- contact with team(2 weeks)
- Patients' and team's impressions(2 days)