Prevent Post-discharge Hospital Admissions Using Mobile Phone App

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery
• Interventions: Behavioral: Comminication via Telemedicine; Behavioral: Information

• Registration Number: NCT06585956
• Lead Sponsor: Cumhuriyet University Hospital

Brief Summary

The investigators aimed to assess the impact of a mobile phone application facilitating real-time visual and verbal communication on reducing emergency room admissions following circumcision.

Detailed Description

Today, communication devices make our lives easier and provide convenience in the healthcare sector. Some studies have mentioned that a definitive diagnosis can be made with digital photographs and video images in children with normal findings at the time of examination, and further diagnostic tests become unnecessary . Readmission to the hospital after surgery, especially in children, is a situation that increases the level of anxiety. The use of smart device applications to evaluate both the operation site and functional results after many surgical procedures has reduced the number of re-applications and anxiety levels of patients . Through communication, the patient can articulate their needs to the physician, either verbally or visually, and with the assistance of the physician, navigate through this process much more smoothly. In our randomized prospective study, the investigators aimed to assess the role of a mobile phone application facilitating real-time visual and verbal communication, as well as instant information exchange, in reducing emergency room and urology policlinic admissions due to potential complications after circumcision.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-30
• Study Completion: 2024-06-30
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-19
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 184

Inclusion Criteria

• Circumcision

Exclusion Criteria

• hypospadias
• cryptoorchidism
• bleeding diathesis

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Communication Group	Comminication via Telemedicine	Physician-Patient Communication Group
Non-Communication Group	Information	Physician-Patient Non-Communication Group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Role of Physician-Patient Communication through Mobile Phone Application in Preventing Emergency Room Admissions after Circumcision: A Randomized Prospective Study	To estimate the change in the readmission rate during the participants; recovery period (2 months)	Predicting reduction in patient readmission rate using telemedicine assistance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cumhuriyet Univercity; 🇹🇷 Sivas, Turkey