Short Message Service Based Patient Education in Spine Patients
SMS
The Role of Postoperative SMS Based Patient Education in Spine Patients
1 other identifier
interventional
192
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The investigators primary objective is to evaluate whether an SMS based patient education program improves patient satisfaction.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2017
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 28, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 1, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 7, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 3, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 3, 2024
CompletedNovember 22, 2024
November 1, 2024
6.9 years
July 1, 2020
November 19, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
SpineFriend Postoperative Questionnaire
Patient satisfaction will consist of the SpineFriend Postoperative Questionnaire
Follow Up Visits at 2 or 6 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Control
NO INTERVENTIONNo other non-standard of care activities will be performed
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALWill be signed up for the automated short message service (SMS)
Interventions
Patients who are randomized to the intervention arm will be signed up for the automated SMS program. This cohort will receive text messages after surgery, timed from the day of discharge through 14 days post-op. Patients in this cohort will receive text messages each day. The number of text messages varies on patient interest and "yes" responses to see additional information.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients 18 years and over undergoing spine surgery at the University of Utah
You may not qualify if:
- Patients under 18 years of age.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Utah Orthopedics
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ryan Spiker, M.D.
University of Utah
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principle Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 1, 2020
First Posted
July 7, 2020
Study Start
July 28, 2017
Primary Completion
June 3, 2024
Study Completion
June 3, 2024
Last Updated
November 22, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-11