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Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring for Surgery (PVC-RAM Trial)

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Led By Michael McGillion, PhD

Research Sponsored by Population Health Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up days 1, 7, 8, 15, 22 and 30 days (after randomization in the intervention arm), 30 days (after randomization in the standard care arm and collected on day 31)

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PVC-RAM Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether virtual care with remote automated monitoring technology is better than standard care for adults who have undergone surgery. They will be measuring things like hospital re-admission rates, emergency department visits, and pain levels.

Eligible Conditions

Surgery
Complications
Coronavirus Disease

PVC-RAM Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ days 1, 7, 8, 15, 22 and 30 days (after randomization in the intervention arm), 30 days (after randomization in the standard care arm and collected on day 31)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~days 1, 7, 8, 15, 22 and 30 days (after randomization in the intervention arm), 30 days (after randomization in the standard care arm and collected on day 31)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and days 1, 7, 8, 15, 22 and 30 days (after randomization in the intervention arm), 30 days (after randomization in the standard care arm and collected on day 31) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Days alive at home

Secondary outcome measures

Acute hospital care

All-cause hospital days

Brief acute hospital care

+7 more

Other outcome measures

Acute Heart Failure

Acute renal failure resulting in dialysis

Arrythmia resulting in electrical cardioversion

+22 more

PVC-RAM Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Virtual Care and Remote Automated MonitoringExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: Standard CareActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

McMaster UniversityOTHER

881 Previous Clinical Trials

2,596,981 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Surgery

123,481 Patients Enrolled for Surgery

Population Health Research InstituteLead Sponsor

155 Previous Clinical Trials

679,007 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Surgery

4,620 Patients Enrolled for Surgery

Hamilton Health Sciences CorporationOTHER

368 Previous Clinical Trials

300,096 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Surgery

3,043 Patients Enrolled for Surgery

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the current research actively accepting participants?

"This medical trial, published on April 23rd 2020 and revised last October 21st 2022 is not currently accepting candidates. Nonetheless, there are 276 other clinical trials that require participants at this moment in time."

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How many health centers in Canada are engaged with this investigation?

"Patients can enlist in this trial at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, and Juravinski Hospital among other medical institutions."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Post Discharge After Surgery Virtual Care With Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM) Trial

2020. "Post Discharge After Surgery Virtual Care With Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM) Trial". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04344665.