Patients after external fixation
Conditions
Interventions
Online digital care platform group:Patients receive post-operative education, symptom reporting and monitoring, remote counseling, alerts and reminders, and a peer support community through an online
Control group:Patients underwent routine outpatient follow-up
Sponsors
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 18-75. 2. Diagnosed disease requiring external fixation (e.g. open fracture, bone graft, limb extension). 3. Ability to provide informed consent. 4. Use a smartphone or other digital device capable of receiving digital care programs.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy or lactation. 2. Have a severe cognitive impairment or mental illness that prevents them from obtaining informed consent. 3. Uncontrolled comorbidities that may affect recovery (e.g., diabetes, heart disease). 4. Communication barriers (due to language limitations of digital programs).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complication rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS pain score;Functional outcome; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLu Sheng Di
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed