A Patient Education Video Program for Post-Operative Recovery After Upper Extremity Surgery

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Analgesics, Opioid, Orthopedic Surgery, Ambulatory Surgery, Education, Patient, Injuries and Wounds

In brief

Adult patients undergoing elective outpatient, upper extremity, orthopedic surgeries will be randomized to view one of two educational programs: 1) a 2-video series regarding post-operative pain management or 2) a video regarding wound care and activity. The effect of this educational program on pain medications used, pain control efficacy, and other measures of satisfaction and recovery will be assessed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03366805

Run by

Carilion Clinic

People needed

221

Starts

2017-11-30

Expected to finish

2020-06-12

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients planning elective outpatient orthopedic surgery procedures by a Carilion Clinic hand surgeon will be eligible for the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
• Patients unable to unwilling to participate in the trial (poor English language skills, blindness, cognitively disadvantaged, poor literacy skills, other barriers to participation)
• Patients who are or suspect they may be pregnant.
• Patients for whom the medical provider, in his professional judgment, does not feel that the study protocol would be appropriate. (to be tracked)

Where it is running

• Institute for Orthopedics and Neurosciences — Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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