Pip Care to Improve Surgical Patient Outcomes

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh

About this trial

Pip Care is developing a personalized, interactive surgical journey platform with a live health coach that works directly with health systems to optimize the perioperative care process. Our Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant platform, Pip, can be integrated into any electronic medical record (EMR), thus alleviating the administrative burden by making operational workflows more efficient. The PIP empowers patients and their families to be more involved in their care by breaking down a patient's healthcare plan into definable, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-complete tasks. Additionally, a health coach completes a health intake to create a personalized perioperative care plan, meets regularly with the patient to encourage goal accomplishment, and facilitates care coordination. This project has 2 phases; Phase I is to assess usability of the Pip Care platform in surgical patients, Phase II is a RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial) to assess surgical clinical outcomes while using Pip compared to standard of care.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patient ≥18 years old

Planned elective, inpatient surgery between 2 to 8 weeks following enrollment in Pip within the following surgical specialties: complex abdominal surgery (general surgery, colorectal surgery, surgical oncology), gynecologic oncology, thoracic surgery, spine surgery, and orthopedic joint surgery

Daily access to a smartphone or tablet.

Disqualifiers

Unable to speak English

Unable to use a smartphone or tablet independently or with daily assistance.

Currently pregnant (assessed via standard-of-care pre-operative workup)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pip Care Digital Health Platform
  • Standard of Care Protocol

Treatment groups

1,300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Pittsburgh

Lead sponsor

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Collaborator