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CareConvoy mobile platform helps patients stay engaged to promote optimal outcomes
CareConvoy mobile platform helps patients stay engaged to promote optimal outcomes
Duke Neurosurgery
Shervin Rahimpour, MD; Sarah E Hodges, BA; Luis A Antezana, BS; Abena A Ansah-Yeboah, BS; Rajeev Dharmapurikar, MS; John Hatheway, MD; Michael Warrick, MD; Scott Berlin, MD; Benjamin Seeman, DO; Shivanand P Lad, MD, PhD
Key Results
100%
Experienced 50%+
Pain Relief
81%
Found CareConvoy Helpful Recovering From Their SCS
94%
Found CareConvoy Helpful Communicating with Care Team
Introduction
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Novel technologies to support real-time patient education, engagement, and scalable outcomes collection for surgical procedures are needed.
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The CareConvoy Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) module is a mobile clinical decision support application that provides:
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a mobile, patient-centered engagement tool for delivering pre-, peri-, and post-operative SCS information;
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scalable patient-reported outcomes collection;
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a HIPAA-compliant two-way messaging platform with a Clinical Specialist Educator for real-time support and goal setting.
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Objectives
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To assess the utility and efficacy of a mobile software platform for patient engagement and collecting patient-reported outcomes.
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To evaluate the potential of the CareConvoy platform to collect meaningful outcomes in a scalable manner.
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To determine if the CareConvoy platform holds promise for helping patients navigate their surgical journey and help in the pre-, peri-, and post-operative surgical periods.
Methods
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Prospectively-collected data using the CareConvoy mobile device platform in patients undergoing Medtronic SCS trial and permanent implant procedures.
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E-consent was obtained through the HIPAA compliant, mobile software platform.
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All data was de-identified, aggregated, and analyzed.
Results
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A total of 20 patients (15 trial SCS and 5 permanent SCS patients) agreed to participate and logged onto the mobile software platform.
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For trial SCS patients, 100% of those that participated experienced >50% pain relief as documented their patient-reported outcomes.
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Furthermore, patients found various features of the software platform helpful for navigating different aspects of their SCS procedure, with 81% finding CareConvoy helpful in recovering from their SCS procedure and 94% in communicating with their Clinical Specialist Educator.
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In addition, 95% of patients would recommend CareConvoy to a friend or family member.
73% Found CareConvoy Helpful in Preparing for Their Surgery
Figure 1: Patient ratings of the utility of CareConvoy platform for spine surgery during the pre-operative period.
64.9% Found CareConvoy Helpful in Recovering from Their Surgery
Figure 2: Patient ratings of the utility of CareConvoy platform for spine surgery during the post-operative period
81.1% Would Recommend CareConvoy to Friends and Family
Figure 3: Patient ratings of likelihood of recommending the CareConvoy platform for spine surgery
Conclusion
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The CareConvoy platform demonstrates utility both during the SCS Trial and Permanent procedures.
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In patients with chronic pain, novel patient engagement and follow-up tools such as CareConvoy may be a good option for keeping patients engaged with the therapy and ensuring patients stay on track during their procedural journey.
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Randomized, controlled trials with extended follow-up are in progress and are needed to further evaluate the utility of CareConvoy in patients with chronic pain undergoing SCS.