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This barrier to access can lead to delays in treatment, the need for emergent cholecystectomy, and worse outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objectives<\/jats:title>To determine the effectiveness of telemedicine vs in-person surgical consultation on access to elective cholecystectomy in socially vulnerable populations and to evaluate the association of scheduling navigation with access to elective cholecystectomy in these populations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This pilot randomized clinical trial conducted in a single academic center enrolled 60 adults from February 1, 2023, to February 21, 2024, with 3-month follow-up of clinical outcomes. Data were also collected retrospectively on a comparison group of 32 patients referred from June 30 to December 29, 2022. Adults with social vulnerability, such as being non-White or Hispanic or having nonprivate insurance or low income, with a diagnosis of symptomatic cholelithiasis and referral for outpatient surgical consultation were included.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Interventions<\/jats:title>All trial participants were randomized to the telemedicine or in-person surgical consultation group, and received professional scheduling navigation. The latter intervention was compared with a historical cohort without navigation assistance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The primary outcome was completion of outpatient surgical consultation. Secondary outcomes included receipt of treatment and operative urgency.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>The trial enrolled 60 participants (30 per arm). Their mean (SD) age was 48.2 (18.2) years, 50 (83.3%) were female, 2 (3.3%) were Asian, 39 (65.0%) were Black, 8 (13.3%) were Hispanic, 11 (18.3%) were White, and 41 (68.3%) had no private insurance. The historical patient cohort included 32 participants (mean [SD] age, 45.9 [3.2] years; 27 [84.4%] female; 3 [9.4%] Asian, 15 [46.9%] Black, 10 [31.3%] Hispanic, and 6 [18.8%] White; and 18 [56.3%] without private insurance). In total, 18 trial participants assigned to telemedicine (60.0%) completed surgical consultations compared with 23 trial participants assigned to in-person visits (76.7%; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.17). For telemedicine participants who underwent cholecystectomy, 3 of 7 (42.9%) underwent emergent cholecystectomy compared with 0 of 14 (0%) participants with in-person consultations (P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.03). Of 30 trial participants who received scheduling navigation, 23 (76.7%) completed surgical consultations compared with 15 of 32 patients in the historical cohort who did not receive scheduling navigation (46.9%; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.02). Of 14 trial participants who received scheduling navigation and cholecystectomy, no participants underwent emergent cholecystectomy compared with 4 of 16 (25.0%) participants in the historical cohort without scheduling navigation (P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.04).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this pilot randomized clinical trial of socially vulnerable adults with symptomatic cholelithiasis, telemedicine consultation compared with in-person visits did not improve access to elective outpatient surgical care. However, scheduling navigation services may improve access to elective outpatient surgical care. 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