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NCT Number: NCT06265376

Do Patient Educational Videos Improve Pain and Recovery After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy?

The use of multi-model patient education has been used in a variety of medical specialties to educate patients on expectations for various medical procedures and improve patients' understanding of their own health care. However, it is unknown what type of audio and/or visual materials work best in a given clinical setting. By surveying overall pain/post-operative recovery satisfaction we can measure how well our video intervention educates and reinforces post-operative management at home when compared to the current method of education that patients receive at the pre-operative visit prior to laparoscopic hysterectomy at this institution.

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Key information

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18y/o or older
  • planned for a laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications

Exclusion criteria

  • inability to consent
  • language other than English
  • conversion to laparotomy, vNOTES (a type of laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysteroectomy)
  • vaginal hysterectomy
  • chronic opioid use prior to surgery

Treatment and study plan

Educational Video

Behavioral

A recorded educational video will be presented to the patient prior to meeting with the provider at the presurgical meeting

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall satisfaction score (5 point Likert scale) with post operative pain control after laparoscopic hysterectomy

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations can improve patients' overall satisfaction with post operative pain control after laparoscopic hysterectomy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain score at the time of survey completion (0=no pain 10=worst pain

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations improves patient post operative pain scores at the time of post-op phone call

  2. Average pain score for the first 7 days as perceived by the patients (likert scale)

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations improves patient perceived post operative pain control throughout the first 7 day post-op

  3. Number of post-op phone calls received

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations decreases the number of post- operative phone calls received by providers during the first week post-op

  4. Number of post-op emergency room visits

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations decreases the number of post- operative emergency room visits by patients during the first week post-op

  5. Number of readmissions

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations decreases the number of postoperative readmissions by patients during the first week post-op

  6. Number of patients with steri-strips still in place

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations decreases the number of patients who have not removed their steri-strips by day 7

  7. Number opioids taken since surgery

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations decreased the number of narcotics used post-operatively

  8. Overall satisfaction with pre-operative education regarding surgery (5 point Likert scale)

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations improves overall satisfaction with pre-operative education regarding surgery

  9. ding surgery (5 point likert scale) Overall satisfaction with educations regarding what to expect post-operatively (5 point Likert scale)

    Time frame: Within 10 days post surgery

    To determine if video education on post-operative pain management and expectations improves overall satisfaction with educations regarding what to expect post-operatively

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Benaroya Research Institute

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Single-site Randomized Controlled Trial of an Patient Educational Video to Improve Postoperative Pain and Overall Recovery Satisfaction After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Benign Indication

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Feb 20, 2024
Registry last updated
Aug 23, 2024

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