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Improving Patient Understanding of the Surgical Hospital Experience: Use of YouTube Video Playlist

NCT02546180 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2015-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This prospective randomized pilot clinical trial studied the effect on preoperative anxiety of watching a series of YouTube videos designed to create a virtual hospital experience for patients undergoing primary total hip and knee arthroplasty as compared to routine preoperative education.

Hypothesis: Preoperative anxiety related to hip and knee replacement surgeries can be reduced by patient exposure to a virtual hospital inpatient experience delivered by a series of YouTube videos.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Viewing YouTube videos

The on-line patient education program will highlight postoperative care.

OTHER

Standard preoperative education

Standard preoperative education will be provided by the surgeon, physician extender and paramedical staff in the clinic.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mary O'Connor, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-05-31

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