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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

Official Title
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Preoperative Patient Education Via Animated Videos to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Reduce Complications in Head and Neck Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Study

Conditions
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Patient Satisfaction, Surgery

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Precare
* Other: usual standard of care


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Treatment Arm<br>Individuals who will receive access to the animated multimedia platform prior to their surgical procedure. | Other: Precare<br>* an innovative patient education platform using animated videos created by using up-to-date evidence-based informaiton<br>|
| Active Comparator: Control Arm<br>Individuals who will not receive access to the animated patient platform, and instead will receive the usual standard of care. | Other: usual standard of care<br>* individuals will receive treatment as per the usual standard of care<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient Satisfaction | analyzed using patient questionnaire responses | 1 month post-operative | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-operative complication rate | analyzed using hospital data | 1 month post-operative | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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patient education, surgical education, multimedia, animation, guide