Effect of additional audiovisual aided consent on knowledge and anxiety levels among cataract surgery patients

Effect of audiovisual aided informed consent on knowledge and anxiety levels among patients undergoing elective cataract surgery – A Randomised control trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/064493

Enrollment

584

Registered

2024-03-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H250- Age-related incipient cataract

Interventions

Intervention1: Audiovisual aided informed consent: Knowledge and anxiety levels assessed in patients undergoing elective cataract surgery using Audiovisual aided consent over a period of one year Cont

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients planned for their first eye elective cataract surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are hard of hearing Patients with poor comprehension Patients who cannot give legal consent Patients with visual acquity of less than 3/60 in the better eye

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparing knowledge and anxiety levels among patients undergoing elective cataract surgery using tradional informed consent process and audiovisual aided informed consentTimepoint: Before administering consent and 24 hours after administering consent	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNirupama Varadhan

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute

swathin@mgmcri.ac.in9488540930

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026