Testing home care with video check-ins after bowel surgery
Tests recovery at home with remote care after planned keyhole bowel surgery.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Post Operative Hospital at Home After Colorectal Surgery
Key facts
- Where
- Hillerød, DenmarkSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults having planned keyhole (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) colorectal surgery who are stable after the operation. They would recover at home with telemedicine care instead of staying in hospital.
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Planned minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) colorectal surgery. Bleeding during surgery under 500 ml. Clinically stable after surgery.
- Earlier treatment
- No epidural pain relief during surgery. No new stoma created.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cannot follow self-assessment
- Not proficient in Danish
- Pregnancy
- Emergency surgery, such as uncontrolled bowel perforation or ileus
- Complications during surgery that need hospital admission
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Where in Denmark
- Department of SurgeryHillerød, DenmarkNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Nordsjaellands Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07113717
- Record updated
- 11 August 2025
- Original description
The goal of this feasibility study is to investigate whether a virtual Hospital at Home is safe and possible for patients undergoing planned minimally invasive colorectal surgery. The study aims to answer the following main questions:Read full original descriptionShow less
Early Post-operative Discharge of Colorectal Surgical Patients to a Virtual Hospital at Home Model (Post Operative Hospital at Home) - a Clinical Feasibility Study
The goal of this feasibility study is to investigate whether a virtual Hospital at Home is safe and possible for patients undergoing planned minimally invasive colorectal surgery. The study aims to answer the following main questions:
What are the patient- and next-of-kin-related effects, as well as the clinical and organizational effects, of home-based admission? What are the implementation barriers for a full-scale randomized controlled trial? Participants will follow a standardized protocol for their care befor, during and after surgery. However, the care after surgery will be conducted at home using telemedicine.
Inclusion: Planned minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) CRS; No epidural analgesia; No new stoma; Bleeding < 500 ml; Actual condition assessed to be clinically stable; Meeting the Chung score discharge criteria for ambulatory surgery; Self-reliant or receives sufficient formal care to be care-independent of a primary informal caregiver; Home-based admission will be located within catchment area of the hospital (according to the official address of the individual); Signed informed written and oral consent.
Exclusion: Complications during surgery warranting in-hospital admission (observation in intensive care unit or close observation from other specialities, e.g. cardiology); Conversion to emergency surgery (uncontrolled perforation of bowel, ileus); Patients who cannot comply with self-assessment; Improficiency in Danish; Pregnancy.