Status:
COMPLETED
Telemedicine in Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
Telemedicine has been widely used in managing patients with neurologic disorders or mental illness. Telemedicine is defined as the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via ele...
Detailed Description
The specific aims are: 1. To compare surgeons' decisions on patient disposition between V-visits and FTF-visits (gold standard). 2. To assess the acceptability to patients and surgeons of using V-vis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients older than 18 years of age
- Patients who have undergone one of the following cardiac surgical procedures:
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and/or Cardiac valvular operations
Exclusion
- Patients who have undergone aortic dissection/aneurysm operations
- Patients who have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01163474
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
August 6 2019
Active Locations (1)
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1
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030