â??Use of Mobile App by nurses for discharge teaching of home-based care among postoperative neurosurgical patients or caregivers in a tertiary care hospital, New Delhi, Indiaâ??

â??A study to assess the effectiveness of nurse driven mobile Application(App)based discharge teaching for home healthcare practices among postoperative neurosurgical patients or caregivers in a tertiary care hospital, New Delhi, Indiaâ??

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/10/021498

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-10-01

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G968- Other specified disorders of central nervous system

Interventions

Intervention1: Mobile Application("AIMEO") for discharge advice: Discharge teaching through Mobile App(interventional group) and paper based discharge advice(control group) Control Intervention1: Conv

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All adult postoperative neurosurgical patients discharged within 15 days after surgery 2. All adult neurosurgical patients who can read and write Hindi/English. 3. Patients having access to a smart Phone and who can use or understand how to use the app. 4. Age more than 18 years with or without neurological deficit. (Incase of neurological deficit in the patient ,caregiver can support the patient if he or she fulfils the above criteria no.2 and 3 ) 5. Patients who are willing for the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. All neurosurgical patients below 18yrs 2. All neurosurgical patients who cannot read and write Hindi/English 3. Not willing to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the usage of a smart phone among neurosurgical patients / caregivers.Timepoint: baseline	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the effectiveness of Mobile App-based discharge teaching module on home-based health care practices in terms of discharge advice compliance and satisfaction among neurosurgical patients/care givers.Timepoint: 2 wks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMETILDA CJ

AIIMS

kamlesh_con@yahoo.co.in9811336985

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026