Video Assisted Informed Consent for Lortab to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Knowledge

Video Assisted Informed Consent for Lortab to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Knowledge: A Randomized Control Study

In order to compare two different forms of patient education; patients who receive Lortab medication or prescription during their ED visit are randomized to receive either standard patient education (from healthcare provider) or video assisted education. After education, patient completes a survey, estimated to take 5 minutes to complete.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Non-critical Emergency Room Patients Receiving Lortab Medication or Prescription During Their Emergency Room Visit
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: video; Other: standard education

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to compare different methods of teaching patients about their prescription medicines. It is possible that certain teaching methods are better than others at educating patients.

Patients who receive Lortab medication or prescription during their ED visit and agree to the study are randomized to receive either standard patient education (from healthcare provider) or watch a 3 minute video. After the medication teaching has been provided the patient is given the medicine and a asked to complete a ten-question survey. This takes approximately five minutes and asks the patient to rate the quality of the information received.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 120
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
      • Albany Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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:

• non-critical emergency room patients being prescribed Lortab
• age 18 year or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• emergency room patients not receiving Lortab as their first prescribed medication
• age less than 18 years

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: video; If randomized to this arm patient watches a 3 minute video	Other: video; watch a 3 minute video
Active Comparator: standard education; If randomized to this arm patient receives standard verbal education from healthcare provider.	Other: standard education; Receives standard verbal education from healthcare provider

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
patient satisfaction and knowledge	comparison of patient completed survey following education via standard format or 3 minute video	survey is completed immediately after education, estimated time to complete survey is 5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Albany Medical College

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 14, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): June 15, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): March 24, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 21, 2014
• Last Verified: June 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Emergencies
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2981; Lortab