Utilization of a Web-Based Application to Improve Patient Health Literacy and Reduce Clinic Visit Times in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) Procedures and Kidney Stone Surgery

NCT07580391 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: STU00224476
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigator and research team plan to investigate whether patients who receive access to WellPrept website will report greater confidence and understanding of their medical condition, have shorter clinic visit times, and fewer post-operative trips to the emergency room.

Conditions

Kidney Stone; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Keywords

HoLEP; kidney stones

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pre-operative and post-operative literacy of either HoLEP for BPH or kidney stones.

  Comparing pre-operative and post-operative literacy of either HoLEP for BPH, after WellPrept. This will be conducted through a questionnaire sent to patients before and after their procedure as well as to the clinician who will be conducting patient follow-ups in order to gauge reported patient understanding from the clinical team and from the patient.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Time spent in healthcare encounters

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Pre-WellPrept

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

(Standard Care) Participants enrolled in this arm will not receive access to the WellPrept website containing information about the condition and treatments offered before their consultation regarding BPH/HoLEP and/or kidney stones.

Other: Standard Care

Post-WellPrept

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

(Standard care + WellPrept website) Participants enrolled in this arm will receive access to the WellPrept website containing information about the condition and treatments offered before their consultation regarding BPH/HoLEP and/or kidney stones.

Other: WellPrept; Other: Standard Care

Interventions

WellPrept OTHER

WellPrept is a web-based application created by urologist David Canes to streamline doctor-patient interactions by allowing patients to arrive to their visits well prepared. The idea behind WellPrept is that by providing clear health information ahead of time to patients, that overall patient health literacy will increase, and doctor-patient interactions can be streamlined.

Post-WellPrept

Standard Care OTHER

Office based pathway without introducing the WellPrept website to patients

Post-WellPrept; Pre-WellPrept

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• In the HoLEP arm, men aged 18-100 who are undergoing HoLEP for the treatment of bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms, that are typically caused by enlarged prostates.
• In the Kidney stone arm, men and women aged 18-100 who are undergoing surgery for the treatment of stones in the kidney, urinary tract, or bladder.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with prostates measurements over 200g
• Patients who lack decisional capacity
• Patients who are non-English speakers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northwestern University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Kidney Calculi; Prostatic Hyperplasia

Interventions

Standard of Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nephrolithiasis; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Urolithiasis; Urinary Calculi; Male Urogenital Diseases; Calculi; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Prostatic Diseases; Genital Diseases, Male; Genital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Study Officials

• Amy E Krambeck, MD

  Northwestern University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director of the Endourology/Stone Division

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2026
• First Posted: May 12, 2026
• Study Start: September 17, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027
• Last Updated: May 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)