Patient Recall After Orthopedic Trauma

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Education After Trauma
• Interventions: Behavioral: Educational Teach Back

• Registration Number: NCT05616312
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether receiving education after trauma surgeries affects three things: 1) knowledge about injury and treatment ("recall"), 2) how well patients follow treatment recommendations, and 3) how satisfied patients are with their care. To do so, some participants in this study will receive education, and some will not.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-13
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-15
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-06
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-31
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 216

Inclusion Criteria

• Isolated open or closed fracture of the pelvis and/or lower extremity treated surgically

Read More

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient receiving orthopedic care or follow-up at another institution
• Non-English speaking
• Incarcerated (or likely impending incarceration)
• Currently enrolled in a study that does not permit co-enrollment
• Traumatic brain injury, dementia, or other cognitive impairment

Read More

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Postoperative teach-back educational program	Educational Teach Back	Patients will receive teach-back education while they fill out questionnaires.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of correct answers to the recall-assessing items on the follow-up questionnaire.	Up to 45 minutes
Adherence rate to postoperative weightbearing instructions as measured by patient report.	Up to 180 days post op
Adherence rate to DVT prophylaxis instructions as measured by patient report.	Up to 180 days post op
Mean satisfaction as measured by follow-up questionnaire.	Up to 180 days post op	Satisfaction will be measured on a Likert scale from 1-5 with 1 being very dissatisfied and 5 being very satisfied with care

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States