Decision Making in Hypothetical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

NCT03730376 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 47392, 47580
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 488
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Participants will be presented with a hypothetical scenario of carpal tunnel and asked to make a decision for that case.

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Decision to have Treatment

  Participants are asked to answer "Should you get surgery right now," with the options of definitely yes, probably, maybe, maybe not, probably not, and definitely not

  immediately after completing survey

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Opinion on healthcare costs

  immediately after completing survey

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group will be given a hypothetical scenario about carpal tunnel syndrome and asked to make a treatment decision for that hypothetical patient.

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the intervetion group will be given a hypothetical scenario about carpal tunnel syndrome as well as information about the cost of treatment and asked to make a treatment decision for that hypothetical patient.

Other: Cost Information

Interventions

Cost Information OTHER

participants will be given information on the personal and societal costs

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• patients presenting to hand clinic OR mturk workers
• age 18 or older

You may not qualify if:

• traumatic mechanism of injury

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford Health Care

Redwood City, California, 94063, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Median Neuropathy; Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Cumulative Trauma Disorders; Sprains and Strains; Wounds and Injuries

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
• Masking Details: The care provider and patient will not be informed as to which group the participant is in
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Participants will be randomized into 1 of 2 study arms arm 1: control arm 2: intervention. We will use a random block generator to assign participants to their study arm.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 2, 2018
• First Posted: November 5, 2018
• Study Start: October 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2019
• Study Completion: March 1, 2019
• Last Updated: March 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)