Impact of a Preoperative Instructional Video on Patient Preparedness

NCT07364968 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 23031
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators will evaluate the impact of a pre-operative instructional video for patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. The video will educate patients to understand what to expect and how to take care of themselves after the procedure. The effectiveness of the video will be evaluated via a questionnaire to see if patients who watched the video had better recovery outcomes, greater understanding, and less anxiety when compared to the group of patients who did not watch the pre-operative video. The two questions the investigators wish to address are:

1. 1.Will the patients who watch the pre-operative will show decreased anxiety and uncertainty about their procedure when compared to the control group?
2. 2.Will increased understanding of the information shared in the video result in less pain medication usage, less ambiguity and thus increased compliance with post-operative care instructions, and quicker recovery?

Conditions

Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery

Keywords

Minimally invasive surgical procedures

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• patient level of satisfaction with the education they received prior to surgery

  Our primary outcomes will be patient level of satisfaction with the education they received prior to surgery and its impact on post-operative care which will be measured by the standardized likert scale (1 to 5 scale where 1 = strongly disagree and 5= strongly agree). The survey will include the following objective and subjective measures: Tylenol tablets used (over two weeks), Ibuprofen tablets used (over two weeks), pain scale (1 to 5 scale where 1 = none and 5= very severe). Additional information will be collected from the patient's medical records (ie. office visit notes, telephone encounters, hospital laboratory results, pain medication refill requests). Patients should continue any medication regimen as instructed by their physician up to the day of surgery. Patients will be treated for complications as they would have been treated otherwise. Study duration period will be approximately six months.

  6 months to one year

Study Arms (2)

Study group of patients will be asked to watch an informational video.

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They will be encouraged to ask their provider any follow-up questions. A link to view the video an unlimited amount of times will be provided.

Other: Study group of patients will receive standard of care

Study group of patients will receive standard of care

NO INTERVENTION

The group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider. All patients will receive a link to complete a preoperative questionnaire.

Interventions

Study group of patients will receive standard of care OTHER

The group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider.

Study group of patients will be asked to watch an informational video.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 18 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 18 - 65 years old
• Surgery with UCR Gynecology physician
• Laparoscopic/robotic surgery
• Same day discharge after surgery
• Can read a survey in English
• Female

You may not qualify if:

• Receiving postoperative chemotherapy in the 6-week postoperative period
• Minors under the age of 18
• Postoperative overnight stay
• Laparotomy (open surgery)
• Pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Riverside: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Riverside, California

Riverside, California, 92521, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 24, 2025
• First Posted: January 23, 2026
• Study Start: September 26, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 26, 2025
• Study Completion: April 26, 2025
• Last Updated: January 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)