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Does the use of video improve patient satisfaction in the consent process for local-anaesthetic urological procedures?

Not Applicable
Conditions
Urological and Genital Diseases
Registration Number
PACTR202010744878665
Lead Sponsor
Department of Urology University of Cape Town
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria

Patients enrolled were required to be:
Older than 18 years of age
Able to watch a video
Able to speak at least one of the following three languages: English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans.
Illiterate patients could be included: a doctor or nurse in the urology team was available to read the relevant documentation to these patients.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients without the capacity to give informed consent were excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient satisfaction with portable video media versus standard verbal consent
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Benefit of patient information leaflets as an adjunct to portable video media;Whether portable video media improved patient understanding of the procedure they were due to undergo
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