Prevent Post-discharge Hospital Admissions Using Mobile Phone App

September 12, 2024 updated by: İsmail Emre ERGİN, Cumhuriyet University Hospital

The Role of Physician-Patient Communication Through Mobile Phone Application in Preventing Emergency Room Admissions After Circumcision: a Randomized Prospective Study

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

184

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Sivas, Turkey
        • Cumhuriyet Univercity

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Cases of circumcision

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Circumcision

Exclusion Criteria:

  • hypospadias
  • cryptoorchidism
  • bleeding diathesis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Communication Group
Physician-Patient Communication Group
Behavioral: Comminication via Telemedicine
Comminication via Telemedicine With Patients
Non-Communication Group
Physician-Patient Non-Communication Group
Behavioral: Information
Informing the patient and their relatives

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cumhuriyet University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 19, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2024

First Posted (Estimated)

September 6, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

September 19, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2024

Last Verified

September 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SCU-UR-IEE-06

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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