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Purpose

There are vulnerabilities in post-discharge care transition for patients after undergoing resection of malignant gastrointestinal tumors. This study aims to investigate the possibility of utilizing Voice-Assisted Remote Symptom Monitoring System (VARSMS) to alleviate some of these challenges.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. At least 18 years old. Ages of subjects >89 will simply be reported as >90. 2. Scheduled for a GI surgery for management of a tumor in a participating hospital. 3. Fluent in oral and written English. 4. Has consistent and continued full access to an operational Wi-Fi for the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Unable to provide informed consent. 2. Not willing to commit to regular participation in the study to include daily use (40 days) of the study application. 3. Life expectancy of less than 60 days. 4. In the opinion of the investigator, participation in this study is contraindicated.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
The Voice-Assisted Remote Symptom Monitoring System (VARSMS) will be installed on Amazon Echo Dot
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
No Intervention
Control 		Besides the consent process, subjects in this arm will have no other research-specific activities until after 40 days after the surgery for an exit interview.
Experimental
Voice-Assisted Remote Symptom Monitoring System (VARSMS) group 		Subjects in this group will be issued the device, to be activated 1 day after discharge. The device will administer a set of questions daily.
  • Other: Voice-Assisted Remote Symptom Monitoring System (VARSMS)
    Utilizing an Alexa Skill activated via an Amazon Echo Dot device, this system will administer two patient-reported outcomes measures to subjects. This will not be used as basis for diagnosis, nor for any clinical intervention.

Recruiting Locations

MedStar Health
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Medstar Health Research Institute

Study Contact

Nawar Shara, PhD
301-502-0339
nawar.shara@medstar.net

Notice

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