Emergency Department Discharge Instructions Clinical Trial
Official title:
Speak Fast, Use Jargon, and Don't Repeat Yourself: Using Online Videos to Supplement Emergency Department Discharge Instructions
| Verified date | March 2013 |
| Source | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | Canada: Ethics Review Committee |
| Study type | Interventional |
This project will evaluate the effectiveness of 38 videos of discharge instructions for patients seen in, and discharged from, the emergency department (ED). The investigators will (1) assess how many ED patients chose view the website, and (2) interview patients who viewed a video, as well as those who didn't view a video (and therefore received standard care), to determine whether patients who viewed a video understood their diagnoses and discharge instructions better.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 133 |
| Est. completion date | February 2013 |
| Est. primary completion date | January 2012 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | N/A and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Age > 16, or < 16 and accompanied by a legal guardian - Has one of 38 ED discharge diagnoses - Fluent in English, or caregiver fluent - Has access to a computer, with internet access, in the next 4 days - Has access to a telephone Exclusion Criteria: - Age < 16 when unaccompanied by a legal guardian - Decreased level of consciousness at ED discharge (eg palliative patient) |
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | |||
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Score out of 3 points on 3 key questions | 3 key questions have been created for each of 38 ED discharge diagnosis. Scores will be compared between intervention group and control group. | 1 to 5 days after ED visit | No |
| Secondary | Quality rating of video of discharge instructions, Likert scale 1 to 5 | Rating by study arm (who viewed a video) as to how helpful the video was in helping them (1) understand their discharge instructions, and (2) overall usefulness of the video. | 1 to 5 days after ED discharge | No |