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Digital Wound Monitoring Trial Opens: MyHealthPal App for Post-Surgical Pain Procedure Patients — Remote Surveillance Study

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17 Apr 2026

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New feasibility study evaluates smartphone app for remote wound monitoring in patients undergoing spinal cord stimulator and intrathecal pump procedures. The MyHealthPal trial aims to detect surgical site infections earlier through patient-submitted photographs and symptom data.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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