Online Peri-operative Education Program for Patients Undergoing Major Head & Neck Surgery

The Washington University

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Head and Neck Neoplasms; Head and Neck Cancer

Treatments: Other: CareOrbit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05954676

201909127

Details and patient eligibility

About

This phase of the project will evaluate the utility and efficacy of a personalized online patient education platform developed from efforts in Phase 1 in 1) increasing patients' and caregivers' pre- and post-operative preparedness and satisfaction, and 2) reducing readmission, ED/Urgent care/unplanned clinic visits and telephone calls to clinic staff.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Have had or are undergoing free flap surgery and/or total laryngetomy
• Have internet access
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Younger than 18 years of age
• No internet access
• Non-English speaking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

CareOrbit - Patients

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be assigned a username and password to access their CareOrbit account via the internet (caregivers will use the same account information). These patients may designate up to 3 additional individuals who will be participating in the patient's postoperative care to receive the link along with a unique username and password via email. All patients will additionally receive standard pre- and post-operative instructions and care. This will include verbal education by the surgeons at their pre-operative visits. Patient questionnaires will be distributed at the first and second post-operative visits (typically 1-2 weeks after discharge and 3 months after post-operative clinic visit). At 30 days following discharge, the patients' medical records will be reviewed by the study team to assess for the primary or secondary outcomes. Patients will be contacted by telephone to inquire about ED/UC visits outside of the BJC system.

Treatment:

Other: CareOrbit

CareOrbit - Caregivers

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be assigned a username and password to access their CareOrbit account via the internet (caregivers will use the same account information). These patients may designate up to 3 additional individuals who will be participating in the patient's postoperative care to receive the link along with a unique username and password via email. All patients will additionally receive standard pre- and post-operative instructions and care. This will include verbal education by the surgeons at their pre-operative visits. Patient questionnaires will be distributed at the first and second post-operative visits (typically 1-2 weeks after discharge and 3 months after post-operative clinic visit). At 30 days following discharge, the patients' medical records will be reviewed by the study team to assess for the primary or secondary outcomes. Patients will be contacted by telephone to inquire about ED/UC visits outside of the BJC system.

Treatment:

Other: CareOrbit