Neurology Inpatient Clinical Education Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Seizures; Parkinsonism; Encephalitis; Multiple Sclerosis; Headache; Myasthenia Gravis; Guillain-Barre Syndrome; Meningitis; Vestibular Disorder; Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Interventions: Behavioral: Current standard discharge educational intervention; Behavioral: Personalized discharge educational intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03826056
• Lead Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a personalized patient education program to the current hospital education and evaluate its impact using patient satisfaction scores.

The investigators hypothesize that a personalized patient education intervention will increase patient's understanding of their diagnosis and satisfaction with the care as reflected in the survey results.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-30
• Study Start: 2019-02-01
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-01
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-07
• Study Completion: 2021-12-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2022-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Over the age of 18
• Must have the capacity to consent and understand the study related activities and education materials.

Exclusion Criteria

• Under the age of 18
• Have a condition that impairs the ability to understand the study, its risks, and appropriately consent for the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Current standard education group	Current standard discharge educational intervention	A study team member will use the current hospital standard educational material to explain the discharge diagnosis to the patient, the treatment, and the follow up needed. The study team member will also give a survey with a preaddressed envelope to each participant to complete at his or her convenience.
New personalized education group	Personalized discharge educational intervention	A study team member will use the new personalized educational materials to explain the discharge diagnosis to the patient, the treatment, and the follow up needed. The study team member will also give a survey with a preaddressed envelope to each participant to complete at his or her convenience.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction scores	Subjects will be expected to mail the feedback forms within 2 weeks of discharge. Investigators will mail a single reminder prepaid return mail with a copy of the questionnaire to patients who do not respond within this time allowing 1 month total time.	The patients will answer a survey consisting of seven multiple-choice questions regarding their perception of the education intervention. Each questions will be scored on a scale of one to four for a total possible score of 28 for all 7 questions. A score of 1 indicates a negative perception of the education whereas 4 indicates the most positive impression. Therefore the lowest possible score is 7 for a severely negative perception of the education and the highest score is 28 for a very positive impression of the education program. Only the total scores will be compared for statistical analysis. Scores from patients in the current standard and new personalized education intervention groups will be compared.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States