Improving Informed Consent Process for Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department

April 5, 2017 updated by: Yen-Ko Lin, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
This study is planning to develop the audiovisual videos and determine whether educational videos are superior to routine discussion for informing trauma patients in emergency department (ED) about risks, benefits, and alternatives to receiving surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

172

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 807
        • Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • scheduled to receive the surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • clinically unstable
  • refuse to participate
  • unable to understand the consent process for this study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: video
Participants in the intervention group watched an educational video illustrating informed consent information
Other: video
The videos will be developed and contain information on the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives of the surgery. The knowledge measure instrument will also be developed.
No Intervention: control
Participants in the control group read an informed consent document.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
knowledge score
Time Frame: immediately after the intervention
The primary outcome, patient understanding of the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives, will be determined by quantitative scores on the written examination
immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
satisfaction
Time Frame: immediately after the intervention
Secondary outcomes include patient satisfaction with the informed consent process, determined by a five-point ordinal satisfaction scale.
immediately after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yen-Ko Lin, M.D., Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 9, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 22, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

October 22, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

April 19, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 7, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 5, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KMUH-IRB-980361

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