Digital Patient Education Platform in Head and Neck Cancer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Head and neck cancer is a disease that has a particular propensity for treatment-related morbidity. It is hypothesized that patients who are more involved in their care in hospital and who are actively provided with more treatment-related education may report increased satisfaction and have improved overall outcomes. The investigators aim to determine whether delivery of patient-centred education in a multimedia format via a digital platform has an impact on overall satisfaction and perceived quality of medical care.

Official Title
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Post-Operative Patient-Centred Care Education Administration in Head and Neck Cancer Patients - A Digital Platform

Conditions
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Head and Neck Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Digital Education Group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients aged 19 years old or above Patients seen in outpatient clinic who are scheduled to undergo reconstructive head and neck surgeries for a confirmed oral or oropharyngeal cancer diagnosis. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who are unable to use a digital tablet Patients who do not speak or read English Individuals unable to understand the purpose, methods and conduct of this study Patients unwilling to provide informed consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>This group will continue to receive the routine standard of care during their treatment journey. | |
| Experimental: Digital Education Group<br>In addition to the standard of care, this group will complete an audiovisual digital education module during their postoperative stay in hospital. | Behavioral: Digital Education Group<br>* Multimedia education provided to the intervention group via a digital tablet<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient Satisfaction | Measured via a 5-point Likert scale from a survey collected on discharge day | From date of surgery until the date of discharge. The number of days patients will remain in hospital after surgery can range from 7-14 days. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Perceived quality of medical care | Measured via a 5-point Likert scale from a survey collected on discharge day | From date of surgery until the date of discharge. The number of days patients will remain in hospital after surgery can range from 7-14 days. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Education, Patient Satisfaction, Multimedia, Free flap, Head and neck cancer