ImplementatioN of Remote Surgical wOund Assessment During the coviD-19 pandEmic (INROADE)
Surgical Site Infection
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Surgical Site Infection focused on measuring Telemedicine, Implementation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults (age ≥ 16 years) with the capacity to provide informed consent
- Patient undergoing abdominal surgery who own a smartphone capable of accessing and completing the online response form
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any participants with self-reported impairment that would prevent use of the online questionnaires (and no alternative means for completion e.g. assistance from family or carers).
Sites / Locations
- Royal Infirmary of EdinburghRecruiting
- Western General HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Intervention
Similar to the original TWIST trial, patients will receive access to the online tool hosted on the ISLA platform until postoperative day 30 which is composed of two parts: A series of simple questions related to the detection of surgical wound infection (e.g. redness, swelling, fluid leakage, etc). These questions would be expected to be routinely asked during in-person assessment, and these questions have been previously developed and tested within the TWIST trial (the only change being the addition of questions specifically relating to the change in these symptoms). At least one image of their surgical wound(s). Patients will receive automated requests via notifications asking to complete the online tool over the 30-day period (every 3 days +/- 1 day), however they may also complete the online form whenever wished.