Biopsy
Conditions
Keywords
skin biopsy, informed consent, patient education, video education, patients requiring skin biopsies
Brief summary
The investigators investigated the use of portable MP3 technology in patient education and informed consent of shave and punch biopsies. Eighty patients were divided randomly into a control and experimental group. Control patients received the standard of care in patient education and informed consent. Experimental patients watched a short 80-second video on shave or punch biopsies. All patients were given pre- and post-education questionnaires to assess the efficacy of each method.
Interventions
OTHERvideo-based informed consent for skin biopsies
video-based informed consent for punch and shave biopsies
OTHERtraditional informed consent
traditional informed consent (standard of care) from physicians for shave and punch biopsies
Sponsors
University of California, Davis
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* English speaker * Receiving shave or punch biopsy
Exclusion criteria
* Under 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measure the post-education knowledge of each intervention arm | at the end of the study visit | Compare the post-education knowledge between the two intervention arms: one conventional informed consent process, the other video-based informed consent process. Knowledge will be measured through a questionnaire administered before and after patient education is given. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed