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Clinical Trials/NCT05874427
NCT05874427CompletedNot Applicable

Comparison of Patient Understanding and Anxiety Between the New Imaging Consent Form and the Existing Narrative Consent Form When Explaining the Procedure Pilot Study

Seoul National University Hospital2 sites in 2 countries34 target enrollmentStarted: May 22, 2023Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
34
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Patient comprehension assessed by Patient comprehension questionnaire

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind clinical study to compare patient comprehension and anxiety by comparing a traditional paper consent form to a multimedia consent form for patients undergoing transforaminal epidural steroid injection.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Patients undergoing lumbar transforaminal block for the first time
  • Patients who are able to understand the contents of the video consent form and written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who have difficulty understanding or answering consent forms
  • Patients who have previously experienced a transforaminal steroid injection

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient comprehension assessed by Patient comprehension questionnaire

Time Frame: immediately before the procedure

A questionnaire to assess the understanding of the procedure in patients undergoing transforaminal epidural steroid injections, created by three pain medicine specialists. The test consists of 10 questions, all of which are answered with a yes/no response to provide a score from 0 to 10.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Anxiety assessed by Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) short form(immediately before the procedure)
  • Assess patient satisfaction by Patient satisfaction ratings on a Likert scale(immediately after the procedure)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Pyung-Bok Lee

Principal Investigator

Seoul National University Hospital

Study Sites (2)

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