Comparing in-person versus virtual postoperative review appointments for children following guided growth surgery at CORSU Hospital, Uganda

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202506688473585

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-27

Start date

2024-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Orthopaedics

Interventions

virtual follow up visit group

in person visit group

virtual postoperative review

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are scheduled for guided growth surgery for a diagnosis of genu varum or genu valgum. Patients must stay in a household where someone possesses and uses virtual communication devices like a smartphone, tablet, laptop and are willing to use it for the purpose of telehealth follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with non-idiopathic/non-physiologic genu varum/valgum for whom more frequent/ closer in-person follow up is needed Patients of parents that don’t consent to the study. Patients with confirmed pending surgical procedures on the lower limb that has previously had guided growth surgery during the follow-up period for this study. Patients for whom there is no one in the family that has smartphone resources available to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
show up rates	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
patient satisfaction	—

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactJudith Nassaazi

DOCTOR

zeridh89@gmail.com753551984

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026