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Home hospital for Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Research Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from day of discharge to 30 days later, assessed up to 10 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare providing care at home to providing care in the hospital for people who have had bariatric sleeve gastrectomy surgery.

Eligible Conditions

Bariatric Sleeve Gastrectomy
Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Home Hospital

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from day of discharge to 30 days later, assessed up to 10 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from day of discharge to 30 days later, assessed up to 10 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from day of discharge to 30 days later, assessed up to 10 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Length of Stay

Secondary outcome measures

Cost, direct

Motion

Opioid use

Other outcome measures

400mL intake

6 hours out of bed on post operative day 1

Bed-days saved

+8 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention, Care in the HomeExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

After bariatric sleeve gastrectomy, patients receive their care in the home.

Group II: Control, Care in the HospitalActive Control1 Intervention

After bariatric sleeve gastrectomy, patients receive their care in the hospital, as usual.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Brigham and Women's HospitalLead Sponsor

1,608 Previous Clinical Trials

11,469,777 Total Patients Enrolled

3 Trials studying Sleeve Gastrectomy

488 Patients Enrolled for Sleeve Gastrectomy

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are individuals aged 40 or younger being considered as participants in this trial?

"According to the trial's enrollment prerequisites, participants must be between 21-55 years old in order to qualify."

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Are there any available vacancies within this research initiative?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov lists this trial as presently seeking enrollees, which was first posted on February 23rd 2022 and most recently updated on the 28th of February. The study is searching for 100 participants over 2 sites."

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How many people have volunteered to be part of this research project?

"Affirmative, according to clinicaltrials.gov this medical experiment is seeking participants at the current time. It was first posted on February 23rd 2022 and last updated February 28th 2022 with a goal of recruiting 100 patients across two sites."

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Which individuals fulfill the requirements to partake in this experimental research?

"To join this clinical trial, applicants must have undergone bariatric surgery and be of a suitable age (21-55). We are currently recruiting up to 100 qualified individuals."

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Recent research and studies

Annals of Internal MedicineJournal

Hospital at Home: Feasibility and Outcomes of a Program to Provide Hospital-level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Older Patients

Leff, Bruce. 2005. “Hospital at Home: Feasibility and Outcomes of a Program to Provide Hospital-level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Older Patients”. Annals of Internal Medicine. American College of Physicians. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-11-200512060-00008.

Journal of General Internal MedicineJournal

Hospital-level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Levine, David M., Julia Pian, Karthiyayini Mahendrakumar, Apexa Patel, Agustina Saenz, and Jeffrey L. Schnipper. 2021. “Hospital-level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial”. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s11606-020-06416-7.

JAMA SurgeryJournal

Home Hospital for Surgery

Bryan, Ava Ferguson, David M. Levine, and Thomas C. Tsai. 2021. “Home Hospital for Surgery”. JAMA Surgery. American Medical Association (AMA). doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0597.

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