Status:

UNKNOWN

Wound And Symptom Tracking After Colorectal Surgery Using How2trak

Lead Sponsor:

University of Ottawa

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Ottawa Hospital

Health Outcomes Worldwide

Conditions:

Surgical Site Infection

Mobile Applications

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of using a mobile application (app) called how2trak to improve people's experience, wound surveillance, and detection of surgical site infections...

Detailed Description

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are the most common nosocomial infection and occur in 16.3% of individuals undergoing colorectal surgery at our institution, the majority of which are identi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must be 16 years of age or older who are being discharged from hospital after undergoing semi-urgent, urgent, or elective abdominal surgery by a colorectal surgeon at The Ottawa Hospital, and have provided informed consent to participate.
  • Patients enrolled in other clinical trials will still be candidates for this feasibility trial.
  • Clinicians using the how2trak app in this study will be considered study participants as well. They will be asked to complete the "Patient and Clinician Survey of Application". This survey addresses the experience with the use of the H2T app their feedback regarding usability is fundamental for future improvement.

Exclusion

  • Individuals will be excluded if less than 16 years of age; have no access or ability to use a mobile device; no cellular data/WiFi access; and/or cannot read and write in English.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04869774

Start Date

May 1 2021

End Date

February 1 2022

Last Update

May 3 2021

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