NCT04203602

Hospital Discharge Following Bariatric Surgery by Telepresence Robot

Assessment of Feasibility and Efficacy of Hospital Discharge Following Bariatric Surgery Using a Telepresence Robot: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness and feasibility of performing the ward round using a telepresence robot vs. a face-to-face ward round to discharge patients after bariatric surgery.

Detailed description

This study is aimed to analyze the effectiveness and feasibility of performing the ward round using a telepresence robot (PadBot U, Inbot Technology Ltd, China), compared to the face-to-face ward round, for hospital discharge after bariatric surgery. Patients who underwent either laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy will be randomized to one of two groups: intervention group - who will be evaluated and discharged, on postoperative day (POD) 2, during ward rounds with the assistant team present, but the telepresent surgeon via robot; and control group - who will be evaluated and discharged, on POD 2, during ward rounds with the whole team physically present. The study main hypothesis is that the ward rounds with the surgeon telepresent by a robot are not inferior to the face to face ward rounds, to evaluate and discharge patients after bariatric surgery.

Conditions

• Severe Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	telepresence discharge	Patients will be seen during ward rounds by the multidisciplinary team physically present, but with the surgeon remotely present via a telepresence robot.
OTHER	Conventional discharge	Patients will be seen during ward rounds by the whole multidisciplinary team physically present, including the surgeon.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-12
• Primary completion: 2021-12-20
• Completion: 2021-12-20
• First posted: 2019-12-18
• Last updated: 2021-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil