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Improving Thoracic Surgical Care Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROS)

Description

This is a single-site, non-randomized study on the outcomes of remote real-time "ePRO monitoring" in thoracic surgery patients. ePRO monitoring is a health information technology intervention comprised of delivering longitudinal electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) surveys (e.g., on symptoms, and physical functioning) coupled with automated provider alerts for concerning survey responses.

Conditions

Thoracic
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Study overview

This is a single-site, non-randomized study on the outcomes of remote real-time "ePRO monitoring" in thoracic surgery patients. ePRO monitoring is a health information technology intervention comprised of delivering longitudinal electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) surveys (e.g., on symptoms, and physical functioning) coupled with automated provider alerts for concerning survey responses.

Improving Thoracic Surgical Care Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROS)

Improving Thoracic Surgical Care Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROS)

Condition
Thoracic
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Chapel Hill

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. 18 years or older
  • 2. English or Spanish speaking
  • 3. Able to complete a web-based, telephonic (IVR), or CRA (or other IRB-approved research team member)-administrated symptom survey
  • 4. Planned to undergo major thoracic surgery (involving chest wall incisions and overnight admission)
  • 5. Discharged from the thoracic surgery service
  • 6. Discharged to home
  • 1. Not completing planned surgery within 3 months of obtaining informed consent
  • 2. Inability to understand English or Spanish
  • 3. Having undergone only minor thoracic surgery (e.g. bronchoscopy, cervical mediastinoscopy)
  • 4. Dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric condition determined by the thoracic surgery provider team that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent.
  • 5. Current incarceration
  • 6. Pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center,

Gita Mody, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31