ERAS APPtimize: a mobile application to involve patients in the pathway of a intestinal surgery

Improving compliance to the ERAS care pathway through improving patient participation by using eHealth

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29410

Enrollment

140

Registered

2017-11-09

Start date

2019-10-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Colorectal surgery

Interventions

ERAS app, een patiënt georiënteerde mobiele app

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Individuals scheduled to undergo colorectal surgery due to: o Inflammatory bowel disease o Colorectal cancer - Adults aged >18 years - Possession of a smartphone operated with iOS 8 and up or Android 4.3 and up

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: - Palliative surgery or surgery with additional radio- or chemotherapy - Severe comorbidity which could complicate the postoperative course - Patients with a Karnofsky score ¡Ü40 - Incompetence of understanding the Dutch language - Visual impairment, unless well corrected with visual aids - Physical disabilities limiting the use of a mobile application, such as Parkinson¡¯s disease - When pre-operatively is estimated that following the ERAS protocol postoperative is not feasible - Multiple organ resection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is the overall compliance to the ERAS protocol measured as a mean of the percentages of the single ERAS protocol elements which patients are actively involved in.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative data < 30 days Length of hospital stay Overall morbidity < 30 days Complications - major Complications - minor Reoperations Readmission <30 days In-hospital mortality Gastrointestinal Tolerate solid food Absence of nausea Passage of first flatus Passage of first stool Weight - preoperative Weight - at discharge Activity Mean preoperative physical activity Postoperative physical activity Fatigue Pain Perceived pain daily postoperative - discharge Compliance with intake of (pain) medication PROMS General quality of life Gastro-intestinal quality of life Physical Activity Patient satisfaction	—

Measure

Time frame

Postoperative data < 30 days Length of hospital stay Overall morbidity < 30 days Complications - major Complications - minor Reoperations Readmission <30 days In-hospital mortality Gastrointestinal Tolerate solid food Absence of nausea Passage of first flatus Passage of first stool Weight - preoperative Weight - at discharge Activity Mean preoperative physical activity Postoperative physical activity Fatigue Pain Perceived pain daily postoperative - discharge Compliance with intake of (pain) medication PROMS General quality of life Gastro-intestinal quality of life Physical Activity Patient satisfaction

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Contacts

Public ContactM.P. Schijven

P.O. Box 22700

m.p.schijven@amc.nl0031205663370

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026