Texting your way to better orthopedic care
NCT ID NCT04441567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether text messaging can help collect feedback from orthopedic patients about their recovery. Researchers will enroll up to 3,000 people with specific bone or spine injuries. The goal is to use this information to schedule clinic visits more efficiently, so patients who are recovering well need fewer visits.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects that are classified by the Current Procedural Terminology/International Classification of Diseases (CPT/ICD)-10 Diagnosis Codes, having sustained the injury within 3 weeks of enrollment for non-operative treatment or will undergo surgery during the enrollment period: * Ankle Fracture * Distal Radius Fracture * Tibial Plateau Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) * Spine Operative * Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) * Cervical Laminectomy * Lumbar Fusion * Lumbar Decompression * Spine Non-operative * Lumbar Stenosis * Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease * Rotator Cuff Repair * Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Reconstruction * Have personal use of cellular phone with access to the internet * Speak either English or English as a primary language: Exclusion Criteria: * Limited and non-readers * Vulnerable populations - incarcerated patients * Patients with no cell phone to use for scoring
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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