Preoperative Patient Education Via Animated Videos to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Reduce Complications in Head and Neck Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery; Patient Satisfaction
• Interventions: Other: usual standard of care; Other: Precare

• Registration Number: NCT04048538
• Lead Sponsor: Jewish General Hospital

Brief Summary

This randomized control trial will compare traditional patient education methods (pamphlets, clinical visits) to the implementation of an innovated patient education platform. The purpose of the project is to determine whether the use of this animation based patient education platform prior to undergoing surgery will lead to improved patient satisfaction and quality of life.

Detailed Description

Hypothesis/Study question:

Does the implementation of an animation based patient education platform prior to undergoing surgery lead to improved patient satisfaction and quality of life?

Study objectives:

Help address patient gaps in understanding, reduce learning barriers in order for patients to make informed decisions, improve behaviors, and better partner with their health providers to attain optimal health outcomes

Methodology / Study design:

Patients will receive access to the patient education platform during the clinical visit in which they receive their diagnosis, and will be asked if they wish to enroll in the study consisting of completing questionnaires before and after their surgical procedure. Questions will inquire on levels of anxiety, patient satisfaction, knowledge retention, and platform feedback.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-08-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-06
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-07
• Study Start: 2019-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-30
• Study Completion: 2021-01-30
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals having any of the following surgical procedure at the Jewish General Hospital over the next 12 months: head and neck cancer resection with or without reconstruction, excision of parotid lesion, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, laryngectomy, or trans-oral robotic resection.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals who are undergoing a surgical procedure not included in the ones listed above, or those who are having revision surgery or have previously had surgery in the otolaryngology, head and neck surgery department.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control Arm	usual standard of care	Individuals who will not receive access to the animated patient platform, and instead will receive the usual standard of care.
Treatment Arm	Precare	Individuals who will receive access to the animated multimedia platform prior to their surgical procedure.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Satisfaction	1 month post-operative	analyzed using patient questionnaire responses

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-operative complication rate	1 month post-operative	analyzed using hospital data

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jewish General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada