Animated Video Consultation for Reducing Pre-Operative Anxiety in Outpatient Dermatologic Surgery

University of Arizona45 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the addition of an animated skin surgery educational video to conventional in-person surgery consultation will help reduce pre-operative anxiety in patients awaiting outpatient skin surgery.

This will be an randomized controlled pilot study. Subjects will be randomized to either receive an animated video along with conventional consultation OR receive a conventional consultation only. Pre-operative anxiety will be assessed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dermatology/Skin - Other

Interventions

VC GroupOTHER

VC (Conventional Consultation/Video) Group

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female, at least 18 years of age 2. Subjects scheduled to undergo outpatient skin surgery 3. Subjects able to comprehend and read the English language. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects unable to or unwilling to comply with the study procedures 2. Subjects unable to speak or read the English language.

Locations (1)

University of Arizona - Banner University Medicine Dermatology

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pre-operative anxiety levels assessed via questionnaire

Preoperative anxiety and information scale will be collected.

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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