Patient and Consumer Decision Making in a Hypothetical Case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 488
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Decision to have Treatment
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Participants will be presented with a hypothetical scenario of carpal tunnel and asked to make a decision for that case.
Detailed Description
Participants will be randomized into 1 of 2 groups and receive a hypothetical scenario of carpal tunnel, with or without cost information, and asked to decide if that hypothetical patient should undergo a carpal tunnel release.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
Masking Description
The care provider and patient will not be informed as to which group the participant is in
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •patients presenting to hand clinic OR mturk workers
- •age 18 or older
Exclusion Criteria
- •traumatic mechanism of injury
Arms & Interventions
Control
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
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.
Intervention: Cost Information (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Decision to have Treatment
Time Frame: immediately after completing survey
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
Secondary Outcomes
- Opinion on healthcare costs(immediately after completing survey)
Investigators
Robin Kamal
Assistant Professor
Stanford University