Recovery Control Tower Feasibility Pilot

NCT06732921 | Active Not Recruiting DMC FDA Device

• 1 other identifier: 202305152
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8,500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A pilot study in perioperative telemedicine that aims to demonstrate the efficiency, and safety of integrating telemedicine into the PACU environment. This pilot study will expand on our previously conducted proof-of-concept study for a telemedicine solution in the PACU. If this pilot study proves to be successful, the study team intends subsequently to expand such a telemedicine solution to multiple clinical locations.

Conditions

Elective Surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Time spent in PACU

  Time patient enters PACU to time patient leaves PACU

  Day of surgery

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Time to PACU sign-out by anesthesia clinician

  From the time the patient enters post-anesthesia care unit until time patient leaves post-anesthesia care unit, assessed up to 24 hours after surgery.

• Pain score in PACU

  From the time the patient enters post-anesthesia care unit until time patient leaves post-anesthesia care unit, assessed up to 24 hours after surgery.

• PONV status in PACU

  From the time the patient enters post-anesthesia care unit until time patient leaves post-anesthesia care unit, assessed up to 24 hours after surgery.

• Clinician interactions - Number of contacts RCT clinicians receive from PACU clinicians

  From the time the patient enters post-anesthesia care unit until time patient leaves post-anesthesia care unit, assessed up to 24 hours after surgery.

• Clinician interactions - Number of contacts RCT clinicians make to PACU clinicians for on-the-ground intervention

  From the time the patient enters post-anesthesia care unit until time patient leaves post-anesthesia care unit, assessed up to 24 hours after surgery.

Study Arms (1)

Recovery Control Tower (RCT)

EXPERIMENTAL

Clinicians in the RCT will remotely work with PACU clinicians to care for patients assigned to one of the two study bays. A version of AlertWatch® (AlertWatch, Ann Arbor, Michigan) decision-support software, customized for the PACU environment, will assist clinicians in the RCT to perform core PACU-related functions remotely. Caregility's iObserver, from the Caregility Cloud™ Virtual Care Platform, will be used for two-way video communication When feasible, RCT clinicians will join handoff activities from the OR to the PACU and discuss pertinent intraoperative events with clinical teams on the ground. RCT clinicians will document patient specific recovery tasks within AlertWatch to assist in tracking patient recovery progresses. RCT clinicians will be the initial point of contact for ongoing recovery care, such as order placements. The attending anesthesiologist in the RCT will assess patients' discharge readiness throughout their PACU stay.

Device: Alertwatch - Recovery Control Tower

Interventions

Alertwatch - Recovery Control Tower DEVICE

Decision-support software, customized for the PACU environment, Interaction between the telemedicine center and the PACU

Recovery Control Tower (RCT)

Eligibility Criteria

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

* Adults (18 years and older) * Undergoing elective surgery at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri will be enrolled.

Contact the study team to discuss eligibility requirements. They can help determine if this study is right for you.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Washington University School of Medicine: lead

Study Sites (1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Michael S Avidan, MBBcH

  Washington University School of Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2023
• First Posted: December 13, 2024
• Study Start: October 2, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: September 30, 2025
• Last Updated: July 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)