Outpatient Clinic in Obesity Care During COVID-19 Outbreak: Physically Far, Virtually Near
NCT ID: NCT04407663
Last Updated: 2020-05-29
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
138 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2020-03-03
2020-05-04
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
RETROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Bariatric Patient
Inclusion criteria were as follows: obese adults (\> 18 years of age, BMI\> 40 or \> 35 with comorbidities) older than 18 years; patients undergoing bariatric surgery within 6 months; patients who required clinical and instrumental control; presence of a caregiver in case of subject with cognitive impairment; patients with a history of bariatric surgery who requested a first outpatients access or established patients who requested an outpatients' visit for an emerging problem.
Telemedicine to remote outpatient visit in bariatric patient
Patients that referred for the first time to our bariatric center were investigated for anthropometric, psychological and instrumental data in order to evaluate the eligibility for a future bariatric procedure. In established patients, eligibility for tele-consultation was evaluated by three experienced physicians, consulting the stored patients' data. All included patients provided oral informed consent. Patients approached the virtual visit with their personal smart devices, desktop or laptop computer. Medical counselling was performed using a desktop or laptop computer from the Hospital or home in a smart working modality. The video call was carried out using Skype platform by Microsoft®; any document drawn up by the physician was saved as pdf using the Cute Professional™ PDF software, that allows to add passwords and set security options to protect the patients' data.
Interventions
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Telemedicine to remote outpatient visit in bariatric patient
Patients that referred for the first time to our bariatric center were investigated for anthropometric, psychological and instrumental data in order to evaluate the eligibility for a future bariatric procedure. In established patients, eligibility for tele-consultation was evaluated by three experienced physicians, consulting the stored patients' data. All included patients provided oral informed consent. Patients approached the virtual visit with their personal smart devices, desktop or laptop computer. Medical counselling was performed using a desktop or laptop computer from the Hospital or home in a smart working modality. The video call was carried out using Skype platform by Microsoft®; any document drawn up by the physician was saved as pdf using the Cute Professional™ PDF software, that allows to add passwords and set security options to protect the patients' data.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* patients undergoing bariatric surgery within 6 months
* patients who required clinical and instrumental control
* presence of a caregiver in case of subject with cognitive impairment; patients with a history of bariatric surgery who requested a first outpatients access or established patients who requested an outpatients' visit for an emerging problem.
Exclusion Criteria
* the internet or smart devices unavailability
* need for physical examination or radiological investigations established during a preliminary contact by phone.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Claudio Gambardella
Researcher
Locations
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University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Naples, , Italy
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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Telemedicine
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id