Mohs Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
anxiety, patient satisfaction, video education, skin cancer, linear closure on the face
Brief summary
The purpose of this research is to look at how educational videos might affect patient satisfaction and anxiety before Mohs surgery day. Patients will be randomized to either: 1) a group that receives educational videos before the visit in addition to standard-of-care written and verbal instructions OR 2) a group that receives only standard-of-care written and verbal instructions.
Detailed description
The primary objective of this study is to determine if pre-operative videos describing the patient's forthcoming day in the Mohs clinic decrease pre-operative patient anxiety and increase postoperative patient satisfaction, when added to standard of care written and verbal instruction. Design/Study Type This study will be a randomized control trial in which patients will be randomized to either the intervention (pre-operative Mohs Surgery video viewing) or control (standard of care) group in order to understand the impact of the video on patient anxiety and satisfaction. Patients will be randomized using an Accelerated Biased Coin Design in the statistical program R.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPre-Operative Videos
Videos will be created by the study team to ensure that the content coincides with what is delivered in the standard-of-care verbal and written instructions. The videos will be split into two modules: 1) preparing for Mohs Surgery 2) Mohs Surgery Walk through. The intervention, in the form of a video walk through, will be provided to the patient via email prior to their surgical procedure once they schedule an appointment with the Mohs clinic for their surgery day.
BEHAVIORALverbal instructions
As part of the standard of care for patients receiving Mohs surgery, patients are told about the day of their surgery and what to expect
BEHAVIORALwritten instructions
As part of the standard of care for patients receiving Mohs surgery, patients receive written material about the day of their surgery and what to expect
Sponsors
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who are at the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Mohs Clinic to undergo a linear closure on the face. * Fluent English speakers
Exclusion criteria
* Non-fluent English speakers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Difference in mean Likert scale rating of subject satisfaction score | Up to 8 weeks after visit | For subject satisfaction score, the mean Likert scale rating for the control and intervention groups will be compared. The scale being used is a six item instrument with individual scores ranging from 1-5 (total score 6-30). Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction. |
| Difference in mean Likert scale rating of subject anxiety score | Up to 8 weeks after visit | For subject anxiety score, the mean Likert scale rating for the control and intervention groups will be compared. The scale being used is a seven item instrument with individual scores ranging from 1-5 with positive worded items scored in reverse (total score 7-35). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety |
Outcome results
None listed