On-Q Catheter Caregiver Education

The present study aims to compare caregiver satisfaction and efficacy between two modes of patient education materials (PEMs): media based and print based. The caregivers of patient's who undergo ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery and receive an On-Q Catheter pain block receive both a hand-out (print based PEM) and watch a short video (media-based PEM) describing how to care for their child's On-Q Catheter at home. Upon enrollment into the study, caregivers are randomly assigned to either first view the hand-out or the video, then complete a 10 questions standardized assessment of information that was presented in the PEMs. Caregivers are called the next day to assess caregiver satisfaction with the PEMs, which mode of PEM was more helpful to them, and how comfortable they felt managing their child's pain pump at home.

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Key information

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Behavior Knee Injuries Leg Injuries Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain; Catheter (Other) Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Personal Satisfaction Satisfaction, Personal Signs and Symptoms Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

About this study

The present study aims to compare the efficacy and caregiver satisfaction between two modes of patient education materials (PEMs): media based and print based. The PEMs are designed to education caregivers on how to manage their child's On-Q catheter pain block at home. After caregivers have enrolled in the study and have been randomized to an education group, study interventions take place in the private family waiting room. Immediately after viewing their assigned PEM, the caregiver completes a 10 question standardized assessment, formatted as a multiple-choice quiz, of their understanding and knowledge of the information conveyed in both modes of PEM. The following day, caregivers are contacted by phone call to answer a number of questions to assess their satisfaction with the PEMs they received, the mode of PEM they preferred, and how comfortable they felt managing their child's pain pump at home.

All information is stored in a secure database (REDCap).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Caregivers of patients undergoing ACL repair/reconstruction. These caregivers are registered in the Children's Hospital of Colorado medical record.

Exclusion criteria

Illiterate or blind individuals

Treatment and study plan

Patient educaiton materials - Print based

Behavioral

Print (paper) based materials

Other names: Print based

Patient educaiton materials - Media based

Behavioral

Media (electronic) based materials

Other names: Media based

Primary outcomes

Patient satisfaction with Patient Education Materials (PEM).

Time frame: Twenty-four to 48 hours post-operatively

Determine whether one of these forms, print-based PEMs or media-based PEMs, results in greater patient satisfaction versus the other.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Dec 14, 2017
Registry last updated: May 4, 2021

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