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
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.