Patient SatisfactionNCT06604559
The Effect of Patient Discharge From the Maternal and Fetal Medicine Unit With Receiving a Discharge Letter Later Using the Apollo App on Discharge Data, Safety and Patient Satisfaction
A study testing Discharge using Apollo application and Regular discharge in people with Patient Satisfaction and Health Care Utilization, run by The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya at 1 site in Israel.
Trial summary
Women admitted to the maternal and fetal medicine unit are often discharged after a short hospital stay. The routine work in the department is prioritized such that the discharge letter are written. In the last year the Apollo mobile application (app) was introduced. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization
- What is being tested?
- Discharge using Apollo application and Regular discharge
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 140 participants
- Where
- 1 siteIsrael
- Study dates
- 30 Nov 2024to 5 Sep 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Women who are admitted to the maternal and fetal medicine unit with the intention to be discharged before delivery
- 18 years old and older
- Consent to participate
- Owner of a smart phone
- Consent to download the Apollo app
Who cannot join
- Delivery during her admission
- Doesn't own a smart phone
- Refusal to download to Apollo app
- Refusal to participate
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Israel1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Tzafon Medical center, Poriya
Tiberias, North, 15208
Enav Yefet, MD/PhD
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Patient Discharge From the Maternal and Fetal Medicine Unit With Receiving a Discharge Letter Later Using the Apollo App on Discharge Data, Safety and Patient Satisfaction - a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Women admitted to the maternal and fetal medicine unit are often discharged after a short hospital stay. The routine work in the department is prioritized such that the discharge letter are written. In the last year the Apollo mobile application (app) was introduced. It contains general information on the medical center and the maternal and fetal unit department as well as the medical records, laboratory results and summary and discharge letters. The Apollo app is used in the maternal and fetal unit in the discharge process so the patient can receive the discharge letter in the app and does not need to wait until the discharge letter is written.
It is not known whether this process is more effective than the regular discharge process and patients' satisfaction was not assessed previously.
In the present study we will compare discharge data, satisfaction and safety of discharging using the Apollo app versus the routine process.
- Conditions
- Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization
- Being tested
- Discharge using Apollo application, Regular discharge
- Medical subject headings
- Patient Satisfaction, Patient Acceptance of Health Care
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Discharge using Apollo applicationOther
Discharge using Apollo application
Regular dischargeOther
Discharge with the regular process
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Application discharge | Experimental | The discharge is conditional on the approval of a senior physician or the attending physician in charge. The participant will sign on a "Form for discharge and consent to receive a discharge letter, using the "Apollo" application" in which the discharge process, recommendations and contact information of the department are described. Thereafter, the patient will be discharge home and the discharge letter will be available in the app once it is written. The participant is guided to contact the department, in case the discharge letter is not received in the application up to 24 hours after discharge. Receives: Other: Discharge using Apollo application |
| Regular discharge | Other | The discharge is conditional on the approval of a senior physician or the attending physician in charge. The patient will go home only after the discharge letter is written. Receives: Other: Regular discharge |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The mean time needed from discharge decision until the actual discharge
Measured: up to 24 hours from discharge decision
Secondary outcomes (4)
Satisfaction rate from the discharge method
Satisfaction rate from the discharge method assessment using a questionnaire
Measured: Within a week following discharge from the department
The rate of participants with any technical difficulties to receive the discharge letter and reasons
The rate of participants with any technical difficulties to receive the discharge letter and reasons using a questionnaire
Measured: Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire
The rate of participants with missed information that required the patient to seek medical help
The rate of participants with missed information that required the patient to seek medical help using a questionnaire
Measured: Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire
The rate of participants with discrepancies between the discharge recommendations written in the final discharge letter and the "Form for discharge and consent to receive a discharge letter, using application" and details regarding the discripancies
Measured: Within a week following discharge from the department
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Sep 2024
- Study start30 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion5 Aug 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion5 Sep 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Patient SatisfactionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06604559
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 55-24-POR
- Status last verified
- Aug 2024
- First submitted
- 11 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 19 Sep 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Sep 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Patient Discharge From the Maternal and Fetal Medicine Unit With Receiving a Discharge Letter Later Using the Apollo App on Discharge Data, Safety and Patient Satisfaction - a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06604559
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 55-24-POR
- Conditions
- Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, PoriyaOther government
- Study start
- 30 Nov 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 5 Aug 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 5 Sep 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 19 Sep 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Women admitted to the maternal and fetal medicine unit are often discharged after a short hospital stay. The routine work in the department is prioritized such that the discharge letter are written. In the last year the Apollo mobile application (app) was introduced. It contains general information on the medical center and the maternal and fetal unit department as well as the medical records, laboratory results and summary and discharge letters. The Apollo app is used in the maternal and fetal unit in the discharge process so the patient can receive the discharge letter in the app and does not need to wait until the discharge letter is written.
It is not known whether this process is more effective than the regular discharge process and patients' satisfaction was not assessed previously.
In the present study we will compare discharge data, satisfaction and safety of discharging using the Apollo app versus the routine process.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Application discharge | Experimental | Other: Discharge using Apollo applicationThe discharge is conditional on the approval of a senior physician or the attending physician in charge. The participant will sign on a "Form for discharge and consent to receive a discharge letter, using the "Apollo" application" in which the discharge process, recommendations and contact information of the department are described. Thereafter, the patient will be discharge home and the discharge letter will be available in the app once it is written. The participant is guided to contact the department, in case the discharge letter is not received in the application up to 24 hours after discharge. |
| Regular discharge | Other | Other: Regular dischargeThe discharge is conditional on the approval of a senior physician or the attending physician in charge. The patient will go home only after the discharge letter is written. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Women who are admitted to the maternal and fetal medicine unit with the intention to be discharged before delivery
- 18 years old and older
- Consent to participate
- Owner of a smart phone
- Consent to download the Apollo app
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Delivery during her admission
- Doesn't own a smart phone
- Refusal to download to Apollo app
- Refusal to participate
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Discharge using Apollo applicationDischarge using Apollo application | Other | Application discharge |
| Regular dischargeDischarge with the regular process | Other | Regular discharge |
Primary outcome
The mean time needed from discharge decision until the actual discharge
Time frame: up to 24 hours from discharge decision
4 secondary outcomes
Satisfaction rate from the discharge method
Time frame: Within a week following discharge from the department
The rate of participants with any technical difficulties to receive the discharge letter and reasons
Time frame: Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire
The rate of participants with missed information that required the patient to seek medical help
Time frame: Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire
The rate of participants with discrepancies between the discharge recommendations written in the final discharge letter and the "Form for discharge and consent to receive a discharge letter, using application" and details regarding the discripancies
Time frame: Within a week following discharge from the department
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Sep 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Discharge using Apollo application and Regular discharge in people with Patient Satisfaction and Health Care Utilization, run by The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya at 1 site in Israel.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Enav Yefet (972-46652306, enavy1@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The mean time needed from discharge decision until the actual discharge (time frame: up to 24 hours from discharge decision). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Sep 2024.