Optimizing of Waiting - Time in the Anesthesia Admissions Ambulance of the Charité - University Medicine Berlin by Support of a Mobile Application - a Pilot Study

Optimization of Waiting - Time in the Anesthesia Admissions Ambulance Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine CVK/CCM, Charité - University Medicine Berlin by Support of a Mobile Application - a Pilot Study

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02457767

Enrollment

Registered

2015-05-29

Start date

2015-06-30

Completion date

2015-10-31

Last updated

2015-07-31

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Conditions

Waiting-time in the Anaesthesia Admissions Ambulance

Brief summary

In this study the investigators measure and optimize the patients waiting time in the preanesthetic assessment by integrating an interactive mobile device. The aim of this study is to observe whether the patients mean waiting-time is reduced by the use of a special mobile application (Anaest-App) and, as a result , raises patient-satisfaction.

Detailed description

3000 patients as well as medical doctors receive tablet-devices. The Software (App) installed on these devices coordinates the virtual waiting numbers assigned to each patient-tablet. The medical doctor can virtually call up the next patient in line for preanesthesiologic assessment. After the examination both medical doctors and patients complete a brief questionaire regarding educational level, usability and overall satisfaction

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Male and female patients of all ages * Elective surgical procedure

Exclusion criteria

* Language inabilities (German) * Severe hearing - loss and visual impairment * In-Patient care \> 24 h

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Waiting time in the anesthesia admissions ambulance	Participants will be followed for the duration of ambulation ambulance stay, an expected average of 1 hour	The waiting time will be measured in hours and minutes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Study patient satisfaction	Participants will be followed for the duration of ambulation ambulance stay, an expected average of 1 hour	The question How satisfied is the Patient? is measured during stay in the anesthesia admissions ambulance.This scale ranges from -3 to +3, contains no 0(forced-choice).
Medical doctor statisfaction	Participants will be followed for the duration of ambulation ambulance stay, an expected average of 1 day	The question How satisfied is the medical doctor? is measured during stay in the anesthesia admissions ambulance.This scale ranges from -3 to +3, contains no 0(forced-choice).
Tablet - acceptance by study patients	Participants will be followed for the duration of ambulation ambulance stay, an expected average of 1 hour	The acceptance is measured by a scale ranges from -3 to +3, contains no 0(forced-choice).
Tablet - acceptance by medical doctor	Participants will be followed for the duration of ambulation ambulance stay, an expected average of 1 day.	The acceptance is measured by a scale ranges from -3 to +3, contains no 0(forced-choice).
Duration of examination time	Participants will be followed for the duration of examinationin the ambulance, an expected average of 1 hour.	The duration of examination time will be measured in hours and minutes.

Outcome results