Evaluating the Impact of Video Discharge Instructions for Mohs Surgery Post-Operative Care

NCT02970435 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: CASE1616
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to look at how educational videos provided by doctors might affect patients knowledge, satisfaction, confidence, and anxiety with post-operative Mohs surgery care. Patients will be randomized to either: 1) a group that receives educational videos in addition to standard-of-care written and verbal instructions or 2) a group that receives only standard-of-care written and verbal instructions.

Conditions

Linear Closure; Surgery

Keywords

surgery; video discharge instructions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Ratio of patients in the intervention group who call the clinic compared to percentage of patients in the control group who call the clinic

  Researchers will record when each participant calls the clinic. The number of people who call in the intervention group will be compared to the number of people who call in the control group. This will give an efficacy measure of the video discharge instructions

  Up to 8 weeks after discharge

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Difference in knowledge of discharge instructions in intervention group versus control group

  Up to 8 weeks after discharge

• Difference in confidence in intervention group versus control group

  Up to 8 weeks after discharge

• Difference in satisfaction in intervention group versus control group

  Up to 8 weeks after discharge

• Difference in self reported anxiety levels in intervention group versus control group

  Up to 8 weeks after discharge

Study Arms (2)

Video Discharge Instructions

EXPERIMENTAL

These videos contain the same instructions that a patient receives via the standard-of-care verbal and written discharge instructions. These instructions will be delivered by the same nursing and medical staff that also regularly provides verbal and written discharge instructions to patients. There will be no difference in the content between the standard-of-care verbal and written instructions and the video discharge instructions. Patients in this group will receive telecommunication reminders on how to access discharge videos.

Behavioral: Video Discharge Instructions; Behavioral: Telecommunication Reminders; Behavioral: Standard of Care

Verbal and Written Discharge Instructions

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Nursing and medical staff will provide verbal and written discharge instructions as is standard of care post surgery

Behavioral: Standard of Care

Interventions

Video Discharge Instructions BEHAVIORAL

The video discharge instructions, will be provided to the patient at the time of surgical procedure.

Video Discharge Instructions

Telecommunication Reminders BEHAVIORAL

Telecommunication reminders including text messages, email, or phone calls to remind participants how to access the video discharge instruction up to three times before follow-up

Video Discharge Instructions

Standard of Care BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care: verbal and written discharge instructions for patients after surgery

Verbal and Written Discharge Instructions; Video Discharge Instructions

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients who underwent a linear closure on the face at UH Mohs clinic
• Fluent English speakers

You may not qualify if:

• ● Non-fluent English speakers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Case Comprehensive Cancer Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospitals at Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Standard of Care

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Study Officials

• Jeremy Bordeaux, MD

  University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2016
• First Posted: November 22, 2016
• Study Start: July 12, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2018
• Study Completion: June 21, 2019
• Last Updated: January 25, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Locations

US (1)