Improving Informed Consent Process for Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital172 enrolled

Overview

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 Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

172

Conditions

Trauma Surgery

Interventions

videoOTHER

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

knowledge score

The primary outcome, patient understanding of the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives, will be determined by quantitative scores on the written examination

Time frame: immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

satisfaction

Secondary outcomes include patient satisfaction with the informed consent process, determined by a five-point ordinal satisfaction scale.

Time frame: immediately after the intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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