Animated Video Consultation for Reducing Pre-Operative Anxiety in Outpatient Dermatologic Surgery

University of Arizona

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dermatology/Skin - Other

Treatments: Other: VC Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03344497

1702192435

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the addition of an animated skin surgery educational video to conventional in-person surgery consultation will help reduce pre-operative anxiety in patients awaiting outpatient skin surgery.

Full description

This will be an randomized controlled pilot study. Subjects will be randomized to either receive an animated video along with conventional consultation OR receive a conventional consultation only. Pre-operative anxiety will be assessed.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Male and female, at least 18 years of age
2. Subjects scheduled to undergo outpatient skin surgery
3. Subjects able to comprehend and read the English language.

Exclusion criteria

1. Subjects unable to or unwilling to comply with the study procedures
2. Subjects unable to speak or read the English language.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 2 patient groups

VC (Conventional Consultation/Video) Group

Other group

Description:

Subjects will receive conventional consultation and watch an animated video.

Treatment:

Other: VC Group

CC (Conventional Consultation) Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects will receive conventional consultation only. Subjects will cross-over to receive animated video at the end.