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
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Pittsburgh
Lead sponsor
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborator