Digital Patient Education Platform in Head and Neck Cancer

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Digital Education Group

• Registration Number: NCT05211778
• Lead Sponsor: University of British Columbia

Brief Summary

Head and neck cancer is a disease that has a particular propensity for treatment-related morbidity. It is hypothesized that patients who are more involved in their care in hospital and who are actively provided with more treatment-related education may report increased satisfaction and have improved overall outcomes. The investigators aim to determine whether delivery of patient-centred education in a multimedia format via a digital platform has an impact on overall satisfaction and perceived quality of medical care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-08
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-26
• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-01-27
• Last Update Posted: 2022-01-27
• Study Completion: 2022-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged 19 years old or above
• Patients seen in outpatient clinic who are scheduled to undergo reconstructive head and neck surgeries for a confirmed oral or oropharyngeal cancer diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are unable to use a digital tablet
• Patients who do not speak or read English
• Individuals unable to understand the purpose, methods and conduct of this study
• Patients unwilling to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Digital Education Group	Digital Education Group	In addition to the standard of care, this group will complete an audiovisual digital education module during their postoperative stay in hospital.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Satisfaction	From date of surgery until the date of discharge. The number of days patients will remain in hospital after surgery can range from 7-14 days.	Measured via a 5-point Likert scale from a survey collected on discharge day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perceived quality of medical care	From date of surgery until the date of discharge. The number of days patients will remain in hospital after surgery can range from 7-14 days.	Measured via a 5-point Likert scale from a survey collected on discharge day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vancouver General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada