Mobile app education for people having retrograde intrarenal surgery
Effects of Education Given to Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery Patients With Mobile Application on Anxiety, Fear of Surgery, Pain, Analgesic Consumption, Length of Hospital Stay, Complication Development, Readmission and Hospitalization
This project will see if a mobile app that teaches adults before retrograde intrarenal surgery reduces their anxiety, pain, painkiller use, complications, and length of hospital stay.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 68 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Tarsus University Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Mersin, Turkey) |
| Trial ID | NCT06812884 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This is a prospective, randomized, two-arm (1:1) trial enrolling 68 adults scheduled for elective retrograde intrarenal surgery at a university urology clinic in Turkey. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive routine care or additional education delivered through a mobile Android app installed on their phone or tablet. Outcomes include preoperative anxiety and surgical fear, postoperative pain (VAS), analgesic consumption, length of hospitalization, complications within the first month, readmissions, and number of hospitalizations, measured with validated scales and monitoring forms. Scales will be applied before surgery and after the training, with follow-up during the postoperative period to track pain, medication use, complications, and readmissions.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults (18+) scheduled for elective RIRS who speak Turkish, are literate and cognitively intact, and who own and have used an Android phone or tablet for at least one year and consent to participate.
Not a fit: People having emergency surgery, those under 18, non-Turkish speakers, the illiterate, those with visual or hearing impairments, or those without or unable to use an Android device are unlikely to benefit from this mobile-app education.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this education could lower preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain, reduce painkiller use, and shorten hospital stays for people undergoing RIRS.
How similar studies have performed: Other surgical fields have shown that mobile-app or digital preoperative education can modestly reduce anxiety and improve some postoperative outcomes, but app-based education specifically for RIRS is novel and less well studied.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older, * Elective RIRC planned, * Conscious, oriented and cooperative, * Written permission to participate in the study was obtained, * Who speaks and understands Turkish, * Literate, * Not visually or hearing impaired, * Not mentally disturbed, * The person or caregiver has an android phone or tablet, * Using an android phone or tablet for at least a year, * Patients who state that they do not have any disability related to the use of technology will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency RIRC planned, * Under 18 years old, * Refused to participate in the research, * Who doesn't speak Turkish, * Illiterate, * Undergoing other surgical interventions in conjunction with RIRC, * Visually or hearing impaired, * Neither they nor their caregiver has an android phone or tablet * Have used a smartphone or tablet for less than one year, * Patients who state that they have a disability related to the use of technology will not be included in the study.
Where this trial is running
Mersin, Turkey
- Tarsus University — Mersin, Turkey, Turkey (Türkiye) (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Serpil Yüksel — Necmettin Erbakan University
- Study coordinator: Gamze Bozkul
- Email: gamze.bozkul@gmail.com
- Phone: 03246000033
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.