NCT02970435

Evaluating the Impact of Video Discharge Instructions for Mohs Surgery Post-Operative Care

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research is to look at how educational videos provided by doctors might affect patients knowledge, satisfaction, confidence, and anxiety with post-operative Mohs surgery care. Patients will be randomized to either: 1) a group that receives educational videos in addition to standard-of-care written and verbal instructions or 2) a group that receives only standard-of-care written and verbal instructions.

Detailed description

The Primary Objective of this study is to determine if video discharge instructions, when added to standard of care written and verbal instructions, lead to a decrease in unnecessary phone calls from patients in a Mohs dermatology clinic. The Secondary Objectives of this study are to determine if video discharge instructions, when added to standard of care written and verbal instructions, help to improve patients' satisfaction with education materials provided by the clinic, improve patients' knowledge of post-operative management, improve patients' confidence in taking care of their suture site post-operatively, and reduce post-operative anxiety about their suture site. This study will be a randomized controlled trial in which the impact of video discharge instructions on patient calls, anxiety, and confidence will be evaluated. Patients will be randomized using a permuted block model generated through SAS.

Conditions

• Linear Closure
• Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Video Discharge Instructions	The video discharge instructions, will be provided to the patient at the time of surgical procedure.
BEHAVIORAL	Telecommunication Reminders	Telecommunication reminders including text messages, email, or phone calls to remind participants how to access the video discharge instruction up to three times before follow-up
BEHAVIORAL	Standard of Care	Standard of Care: verbal and written discharge instructions for patients after surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-12
• Primary completion: 2018-05-01
• Completion: 2019-06-21
• First posted: 2016-11-22
• Last updated: 2021-01-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States