Development and Validation of an Orthopedic Visit Prompt List

September 27, 2021 updated by: David Ring, University of Texas at Austin
Investigators are interested to see whether patients who received a visit question prompt list before the consultation ask more questions, feel more actively involved in their healthcare, and think of their surgeon as being more empathetic.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Visiting a doctor with a musculoskeletal problem can be quite a daunting experience for patients. A visit question prompt list may help to empower patients and increase their role in active decision-making. Previous studies have shown that patient activation is correlated with a disability, pain intensity, and satisfaction with treatment. Perceived empathy is strongly associated with satisfaction among people with arm problems. A list that prompts patients to ask about things that matter to them, might improve their connection with the surgeon and their perceived empathy. The investigators are interested to see whether patients who received a visit question prompt list before the consultation ask more questions, feel more actively involved in their healthcare, and think of their surgeon as being more empathetic.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

128

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

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78712
        • UT Health Austin

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 to 89 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients (18+)
  • Orthopedic visit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are illiterate.
  • Patients who do not speak English.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Standard care
will not review a prompt list before their visit.
Experimental: Prompt list
The patients in the intervention group will review a prompt list before their visit.
Other: Prompt list
The patients in the intervention group will review a prompt list before their visit.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Decisional Conflict Scale
Time Frame: Baseline
Questionnaire assessing decision conflict
Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Jefferson Scale of Patient's Perceptions of Physician Empathy
Time Frame: Baseline
Patient perceived of physician empathy as measured by the JSPPE
Baseline
Patient Activation Measure-13
Time Frame: Baseline
Patient activation as measured by PAM-13
Baseline
Satisfaction scale
Time Frame: Baseline
Questionnaire measuring to what degree patients are satisfied with the care they received.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Texas at Austin

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David Ring, MD, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

July 1, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2017-02-0122

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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