MyHealthPal App for Wound Infection
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The investigators want to explore the use of a smartphone app that allows patients to take photos of their wounds in early stages of healing, so that clinicians can monitor wound-healing remotely with the assistance of an AI program.
Participants will choose whether they want to be in the control group or the app group. Participants in the app group will be asked to download an app on their personal smartphone before their surgery. After the procedure, participants will upload a photo of their surgery site as well as answer some questions about its characteristics either on a daily or weekly basis. A healthcare provider and the app's AI algorithm will observe this information to determine the risk of infection. Participants in the control group will not be asked to use the app. Their medical record will be monitored by study staff intermittently to see if they develop infection. This study will take approximately 16 weeks.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Olivia M Sutton, MD
Principal Investigator
Brigham and Women's Anesthesiology Department
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- MyHealthPal App
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
If a participant chooses to be in the app study group, they will be provided with training materials on the MyHealthPal app. After set-up is complete, they will be asked to complete a quick survey on how the set-up went. One day after their surgical procedure (defined as Day 1), the participant will begin using the MyHealthPal app on their smartphone. For the first 14 days, they will upload a photo of their surgical wound each day and answer a few questions about their wound and how they are feeling. After the first 2 weeks, they will upload a photo of their surgical wound and answer the same questions once every week for 4 months. The participant will be asked to complete two more surveys regarding their opinion of the app. The app will use the photos and answers to track wound healing and assess risk of infection. It will use AI to assess risk, and that assessment will be sent to the provider to confirm its accuracy. The app will be used to track wound healing remotely.
Control participants will be required to complete one patient satisfaction survey six weeks post-operation, and will be given the choice to complete a second satisfaction survey sixteen weeks post-operation.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lead Sponsor
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