Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT04472117?

Participants must meet protocol criteria for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Hysterectomy. Confirm exact inclusion and exclusion requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT04472117 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-03

PREPARE: Patient Centered Perioperative Experience (NCT04472117)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 📋 Clinical Research Protocol Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an educational video about patients' perioperative experience (period that spans from the time of admission to the hospital to the time of recovery after surgery) will affect the timing of hospital discharge. The researchers will use information collected during this study to create a questionnaire and an educational video related to the patient perioperative experience. The educational video will address patient concerns about the perioperative period and recovery after surgery (post-operative recovery). All participants in this study will be undergoing a MIS hysterectomy according to their routine care in the Gynecology

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities) — Middletown, New Jersey

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Woman ≥18 years of age.
Scheduled to undergo MIS hysterectomy by a gynecologic oncologist at MSK at either Josie Robertston Surgery Center or the main hospital OR completed MIS hysterectomy by a gynecologic oncologist at MSK at either Josie Robertson Surgery Center or the main hospital within 1 month of consent (post-op patients eligible for Phase 1 only). Phase 1 was completed on 3/31/2021).
Determined to be an appropriate candidate for the AXR program or expected to be discharged within 23 hours after surgery.

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria:
Not able to speak and read English.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (7 Sites)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (All Protocol Activities) — Commack, New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities) — Harrison, New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities) — Rockville Centre, New York

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗