Preoperative Patient Education Via Animated Videos to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Reduce Complications in Head and Neck Surgery

Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title:

Preoperative Patient Education Via Animated Videos to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Reduce Complications in Head and Neck Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04048538
• Other study ID #: Precare
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: Jewish General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized control trial will compare traditional patient education methods (pamphlets, clinical visits) to the implementation of an innovated patient education platform. The purpose of the project is to determine whether the use of this animation based patient education platform prior to undergoing surgery will lead to improved patient satisfaction and quality of life.

Description:

Hypothesis/Study question:

Does the implementation of an animation based patient education platform prior to undergoing surgery lead to improved patient satisfaction and quality of life?

Study objectives:

Help address patient gaps in understanding, reduce learning barriers in order for patients to make informed decisions, improve behaviors, and better partner with their health providers to attain optimal health outcomes

Methodology / Study design:

Patients will receive access to the patient education platform during the clinical visit in which they receive their diagnosis, and will be asked if they wish to enroll in the study consisting of completing questionnaires before and after their surgical procedure. Questions will inquire on levels of anxiety, patient satisfaction, knowledge retention, and platform feedback.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals having any of the following surgical procedure at the Jewish General Hospital over the next 12 months: head and neck cancer resection with or without reconstruction, excision of parotid lesion, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, laryngectomy, or trans-oral robotic resection.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who are undergoing a surgical procedure not included in the ones listed above, or those who are having revision surgery or have previously had surgery in the otolaryngology, head and neck surgery department.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Patient Satisfaction
• Surgery

Intervention

Other:
• Precare
an innovative patient education platform using animated videos created by using up-to-date evidence-based informaiton
• usual standard of care
individuals will receive treatment as per the usual standard of care

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Jewish General Hospital	Montreal	Quebec

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jewish General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient Satisfaction	analyzed using patient questionnaire responses	1 month post-operative
Secondary	Post-operative complication rate	analyzed using hospital data	1 month post-operative