Rapid Prototyping Models for Patient Education

Sponsor
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02718807
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Pre-made rapid prototyping models will be used to increase patient education versus current methodologies.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: RP model explanation and questionnaire

Detailed Description

Post-partum women and their co-parent will have a medical condition explained to them first verbally, followed by a questionnaire, and then with the use of anatomical models created by rapid prototyping, followed by a questionnaire. The two questionnaires will then be compared.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
20 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Use of 3-D Printed Models to Improve Patient Understanding During the Informed Consent Process: A Pilot Study
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2016
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jan 1, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Post-partum Women

Post-partum women following an atraumatic pregnancy.

Other: RP model explanation and questionnaire
Rapid prototyping models of anatomy will be used to demonstrate an anatomic and medical condition and participants will grade the experience on a questionnaire.

Co-Parents

Co-parents to post-partum women following an atraumatic pregnancy.

Other: RP model explanation and questionnaire
Rapid prototyping models of anatomy will be used to demonstrate an anatomic and medical condition and participants will grade the experience on a questionnaire.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Difference in questionnaire score [through study completion, an average of 1 year]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Participant Age [through study completion, an average of 1 year]

  2. Participant Education Level [through study completion, an average of 1 year]

  3. Participant Gender [through study completion, an average of 1 year]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Mother

  • Post-partum

  • Atraumatic delivery of healthy, live infant at HMC

  • Age > 18

Co-parent

  • Co-parent

  • Atraumatic delivery of healthy, live infant at HMC

  • Age > 18

Exclusion Criteria:
  • any pregnancy related issues

  • fetal loss

  • NICU stay > 6 hours

  • Emergent cesarean section

  • Post-partum hemorrhage

  • Hysterectomy

  • Any other condition requiring unplanned, medical intervention during labor and delivery

  • Prior fetal loss or anomaly

  • Inability to read or write English

  • those who do not consent

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: James Mooney, MD, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

Responsible Party:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02718807
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 3980
First Posted:
Mar 24, 2016
Last Update Posted:
Feb 11, 2022
Last Verified:
Jan 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Keywords provided by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 11, 2022