Post-Surgical Based Efforts to Reduce Preventable Readmissions and Optimize Length of Stay

Mayo Clinic1 site in 1 country300 target enrollmentApril 19, 2021

ConditionsSurgery

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Surgery
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Enrollment: 300
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Length of Stay
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators believe that hospital readmissions for intermediate- to high-complexity surgeries can be reduced by remote patient monitoring follow-up post-discharge, which involves daily touchpoints with a clinical nurse, vital sign evaluation and a symptom directed communication escalation process.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 19, 2021

End Date

January 18, 2022

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Janani S. Reisenauer

Assistant Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Adults (over 18 years of age)
•Undergoing one of the following inpatient elective surgery procedures: abdominal wall reconstruction, bariatrics, hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, aortic surgery, lower extremity bypass, esophagectomy and colectomy at Mayo Clinic Rochester.
•Must be willing to actively work with RPM nurses with vital sign capturing.

Exclusion Criteria

•Have uncontrolled mental illness and/or drug or alcohol abuse
•Reside in a long-term care facility
•Are being actively followed by dialysis or transplant services
•Are being actively treated for cancer, receiving chemo or radiation therapy during the remote monitoring
•Are identified as end-of-life by provider
•Have dementia, cognitive impairment, or physical condition that limits ability to use home remote monitoring equipment independently or interact with remote patient monitoring staff (unless a caregiver commits to assisting daily).