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

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Linear Closure; Surgery

• Registration Number: NCT02970435
• Lead Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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.

Detailed Description

The Primary Objective of this study is to determine if video discharge instructions, when added to standard of care written and verbal instructions, lead to a decrease in unnecessary phone calls from patients in a Mohs dermatology clinic.

The Secondary Objectives of this study are to determine if video discharge instructions, when added to standard of care written and verbal instructions, help to improve patients' satisfaction with education materials provided by the clinic, improve patients' knowledge of post-operative management, improve patients' confidence in taking care of their suture site post-operatively, and reduce post-operative anxiety about their suture site.

This study will be a randomized controlled trial in which the impact of video discharge instructions on patient calls, anxiety, and confidence will be evaluated. Patients will be randomized using a permuted block model generated through SAS.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-11-18
• Study First Posted: 2016-11-22
• Study Start: 2017-07-12
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-01
• Study Completion: 2019-06-21
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

● Non-fluent English speakers

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ratio of patients in the intervention group who call the clinic compared to percentage of patients in the control group who call the clinic	Up to 8 weeks after discharge	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

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference in satisfaction in intervention group versus control group	Up to 8 weeks after discharge	A survey investigating patient satisfaction about Mohs surgery post-operative care will be used in this study. This survey will be quantified using the Likert scale.
Difference in self reported anxiety levels in intervention group versus control group	Up to 8 weeks after discharge	A survey investigating anxiety about Mohs surgery post-operative care will be used in this study. This survey will be quantified using the Likert scale.
Difference in knowledge of discharge instructions in intervention group versus control group	Up to 8 weeks after discharge	Answers to survey questions investigating knowledge of discharge instruction will be compared between the control and intervention groups.
Difference in confidence in intervention group versus control group	Up to 8 weeks after discharge	A survey investigating confidence about Mohs surgery post-operative care will be used in this study. This survey will be quantified using the Likert scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospitals at Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States