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Telehealth vs In Person Consultations for Increasing Access to Bariatric Surgery

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up measured date of surgery.

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests the use of telehealth to expand access to bariatric surgery for people with obesity, reducing barriers to care and increasing satisfaction.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals with obesity (BMI > 40, or BMI between 35-39.9 with related health issues) living in Florida who are considering bariatric surgery. Participants must be willing to be randomly assigned to either telehealth or face-to-face appointments, have a primary care doctor, access to telehealth at home, and can attend all scheduled visits.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing the effectiveness of using telehealth services versus traditional in-person visits for patients preparing for bariatric surgery. It aims to see if remote appointments can improve access to care, adherence to pre-surgery programs, and patient satisfaction.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial compares different methods of healthcare delivery rather than medications or medical procedures, it does not involve typical side effects. However, participants may experience technical difficulties or feel less satisfied with their care when using telehealth.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ pre-surgery

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~pre-surgery

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Telehealth Acceptability

Telehealth Feasibility

Secondary outcome measures

Insurance Payer Parity

Program Adherence

Program Retention and Surgery Completion

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: TelehealthExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: In Person (Face-2-Face)Active Control1 Intervention

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Telehealth

2013

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~42390

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor

3,210 Previous Clinical Trials

3,767,204 Total Patients Enrolled

3 Trials studying Telemedicine

379 Patients Enrolled for Telemedicine

Media Library

In Person (Face-2-Face) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05678179 — N/A

Telemedicine Research Study Groups: In Person (Face-2-Face), Telehealth

Telemedicine Clinical Trial 2023: In Person (Face-2-Face) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05678179 — N/A

In Person (Face-2-Face) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05678179 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Who meets the criteria for being a participant in this clinical investigation?

"To be eligible to enrol in this trial, potential participants must possess the ability to obtain telemedicine and should fall between 18-80 years of age. The study has a total capacity for 50 volunteers."

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Does this clinical trial admit participants aged 55 and older?

"Eligibility to participate in this trial is restricted to those aged 18-80. There are also 1 additional studies for underaged patients and 3 supplementary trials available for over 65s."

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Are there any volunteer opportunities for this clinical experiment?

"Based on the details available at clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is still recruiting participants. The study was first made publically visible on January 15th 2023 and its information was last revised on January 9th 2023."

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What is the current enrollment size for this research project?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's records reflect that this clinical trial is actively recruiting 50 participants from 1 location and was first published on 15 January 2023, with the latest update taking place 9 January 2023."

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What aims is this clinical trial attempting to meet?

"This research initiative, which will be evaluated over a pre-surgery period, seeks to understand the acceptability of Telehealth. Secondary objectives include gauging program retention, measuring time until surgery is complete and determining insurance payer parity. To ascertain whether these goals are achieved patient records concerning no shows and rescheduling as well as documentation of completed operations must all be considered."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

The Feasibility and Acceptability of Utilizing Telehealth for Increasing Access to Bariatric Surgery

Gretchen E. Ames 2023. "The Feasibility and Acceptability of Utilizing Telehealth for Increasing Access to Bariatric Surgery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05678179.