Assessing Patient Satisfaction and Confidence After Use of Educational Video to Augment Surgical Consent for Thyroid Surgery (TISCAV)

Thomas Jefferson University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Thyroid Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard Consent; Behavioral: Thyroid Informed Surgical Consent Augmenting Video (TISCAV)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06918223

STRYKER (Other Grant/Funding Number)

20E.663

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looks at how a short educational video can help people better understand thyroid surgery. Patients who have thyroid nodules and need surgery will be part of the study. Some patients will get the usual information from their doctor, while others will also watch a video that explains the surgery in a simple and clear way. The study will check if the video helps patients feel more confident about their decision, lowers anxiety, and helps them remember important information about their surgery. Patients will answer surveys before surgery, after surgery, and 3 months later.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria Fluent in English

• English is Primary Language
• ≥18 years old at time of consent
• Eligible for Thyroidectomy, lobectomy, isthmusectomy for any indication

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of prior thyroid surgery
• Previously consented for thyroid surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention: TISCAV

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Thyroid Informed Surgical Consent Augmenting Video (TISCAV)

Control: Standard Consent

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Consent