Postoperative Follow-up Via Text Messages Automated Versus Telephone in Patients With Continuous Regional Anesthesia

NCT06313294 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 230929002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Monitoring performed by a trained operator has proven to be useful and valued by patients after the use of continuous regional anesthesia. A health professional calls each patient to gather information about their recovery. However, this direct communication strategy requires time and resources, especially if many patients are involved. A modern and convenient approach involves the use of immediate communication technology for follow-up after a procedure. They may contain specific questions that patients can easily answer from their mobile devices. Automated text messages could be associated with greater convenience and ease for patients with response rates at least like the traditional method. Phone calls, on the other hand, may be less scalable and require more human resources. The objective of the project is to evaluate the feasibility of monitoring through automated electronic messaging by evaluating its usability using a validated scale in Spanish. response rate on the first day and adherence rate compared to that of the traditional method. Secondarily, adherence and differences in satisfaction will be compared.

Conditions

Anesthesia; Regional Anesthesia; Nerve Pain

Keywords

Anesthesia, Regional; Regional Anesthesia; Continuous Nerve Block; Ambulatory; Outpatient follow-up

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Usability level of the tracking application

  To determine the level of usability of the application using the SUS scale developed by John Brooke in 1986. This scale consists of 10 Likert-type statements. To calculate the result, the statements have an answer that will be equivalent to 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, depending on said answer. The answers to the odd and even statements are added and then subtracted 5 and 25, respectively. The sum of both results is subsequently multiplied by 2.5 to obtain a result that ranges from 0 to 100, with 64 being our cut-off point to consider it acceptable.

  1, 2 and 3 days after discharge.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Patient satisfaction with Perception of Quality in Anesthesia

  1, 2 and 3 days after discharge.

• Patient adherence

  1, 2 and 3 days after discharge.

Study Arms (2)

App Group

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group the patients will use the app for asking about related to pain, patient satisfaction and another complications.

Other: Tracking application app

Telephone interview group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

In this group the patients will receive the calling by one member of the healthcare team asking items related to pain, patient satisfaction and another complications.

Other: Telephone interview

Interventions

Tracking application app OTHER

An app will be implemented for mobile monitoring in patients who use continuous postoperative ambulatory regional analgesia.

App Group

Telephone interview OTHER

Patients who use continuous postoperative outpatient regional analgesia will be followed up using the current traditional method of post-discharge telephone call.

Telephone interview group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Elective surgery with continuous ambulatory regional analgesia
• Able to understand, use and operate a smartphone to view the mobile application
• ASA I - II

You may not qualify if:

• Ages under 17 or over 76 years
• Emergency surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 450881, Chile

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Strange E, Altermatt FR, Caceres L, Morrison C, Cortes L, Sumonte N, Neyem A; FAR-UC Group. Postoperative follow-up by automated text messaging versus telephone call in outpatient care with continuous regional analgesia: a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Sep 18:rapm-2025-106818. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2025-106818. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 40973445 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neuralgia

Interventions

Interviews as Topic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Fernando Altermatt, MD

  Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The research patients will be blind to the proposed intervention.
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants will are assigned to one of two groups in parallel for the duration of the study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 23, 2024
• First Posted: March 15, 2024
• Study Start: May 31, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 9, 2024
• Study Completion: August 13, 2024
• Last Updated: August 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Locations

CL (1)