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

Sponsor
Jewish General Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04048538
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Precare
  • Other: usual standard of care
N/A

Detailed 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.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
100 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose:
Supportive Care
Official Title:
Preoperative Patient Education Via Animated Videos to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Reduce Complications in Head and Neck Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Study
Actual Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 30, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jan 30, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Treatment Arm

Individuals who will receive access to the animated multimedia platform prior to their surgical procedure.

Other: Precare
an innovative patient education platform using animated videos created by using up-to-date evidence-based informaiton

Active Comparator: Control Arm

Individuals who will not receive access to the animated patient platform, and instead will receive the usual standard of care.

Other: usual standard of care
individuals will receive treatment as per the usual standard of care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Patient Satisfaction [1 month post-operative]

    analyzed using patient questionnaire responses

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Post-operative complication rate [1 month post-operative]

    analyzed using hospital data

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
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.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Jewish General Hospital Montreal Quebec Canada H3T 1E2

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Jewish General Hospital

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Sena Turkdogan, Principal Investigator, Jewish General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04048538
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • Precare
First Posted:
Aug 7, 2019
Last Update Posted:
Oct 18, 2021
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Sena Turkdogan, Principal Investigator, Jewish General Hospital

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 18, 2021