An observational study in Head and Neck Cancer, sponsored by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-07.
Sponsored by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center · Observational
Patients with head and neck cancer often undergo complex surgeries requiring significant care post-operatively. This presents considerable psychosocial challenges in addition to their need to physically recover from a large surgery.
The study team will interview patients who have undergone virtual visits before their surgical procedures. The study aims to explore patients' experiences, satisfaction, and perceptions of virtual visits for informing and preparing them for surgery and their postoperative care needs.
The study team will also analyze the effects of the virtual visits on financial costs and patient outcomes such as length of hospital stay, delayed discharges due to social issues, and whether the virtual visits identified any significant medical concerns, etc. The study team will compare these to a randomly selected cohort of patients who also underwent surgical resection and reconstruction for head and neck cancer that did not get pre-operative virtual visits.
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Participants will be adult patients aged 18 and over who underwent surgical resection for head and neck cancer with free flap reconstruction at the University of Michigan through the Department of Otolaryngology.
Inclusion Criteria (Pre-operative Visit Arm)
Inclusion Criteria (NO Pre-operative Visit Arm)
Exclusion Criteria (Pre-operative Visit Arm)
Exclusion Criteria (NO Pre-operative Visit Arm)
Eligible participants for the interview and surveys will be those who have undergone a virtual visit by the head and neck surgery nurse practitioners before their scheduled surgical procedure.
Other: Survey
Patients who also underwent surgical resection for head and neck cancer with free flap reconstruction at the University of Michigan through the Department of Otolaryngology but did NOT receive a pre-operative virtual visit. This cohort is a retrospective chart review study
For the patients who underwent a pre-operative virtual visit, data will be collected through semi-structured interviews conducted by trained research personnel. The interviews will be conducted in a one-on-one format, either in-person or via telephone, according to the participant's preference.
Effectiveness of virtual visits as determined by satisfaction scores
To examine the satisfaction scores of patients who undergo pre-operative virtual visits. The satisfaction scale is graded on a modified Likert scale. The endpoint for this primary objective is the score given by the patient on the interview-based survey
Time frame: at time of enrollment
Comparison in hospitalization between cohorts
To examine if patients who undergo pre-operative virtual visits have reduced hospital length of stay (i.e. number of days hospitalization post-operatively) compared to patients who did not undergo these visits.
Time frame: up to 60 days after the surgical resection
Comparison in post-operative communication
To examine if patients who undergo pre-operative virtual visits have reduced post-operative communication measured in portal messages and phone calls compared to patients who did not undergo these visits.
Time frame: up to 60 days after the surgical resection
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Plan to share: No
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