Comparing Perioperative Education Modalities for ACL Reconstruction on Patient Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy, and Surgical Outcomes

Mayo Clinic

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; ACL Injury

Treatments: Behavioral: Classroom-Based Intervention; Behavioral: Video-Based Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05273463

21-002443

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to find out whether the way information about surgery is presented to patients affects patient satisfaction, knowledge retention, and surgical outcomes such as anxiety

Enrollment: 105 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients of Senior Attending orthopedic sports medicine surgeons at Mayo Clinic Arizona
• Patients with a proficiency in English in order to participate without need for translator.
• Patients with a diagnosis of a primary ACL injury in need of surgical reconstruction utilizing any surgical technique for ACL reconstruction.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a diagnosis of ACL injury in need of a surgical revision.
• Patients who have any multi-ligamentous injuries to the knee requiring modified postoperative unloading.
• Patients who have history of previous anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions in either leg.
• Patients who have either auditory or visual impairments.
• Patients who are medical professionals with work-related knowledge of ACL reconstruction.
• Patients with an inability or unwillingness of individual or legal guardian to give written informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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105 participants in 3 patient groups

Video-Based Education Group

Experimental group

Description:

Approximately 4 weeks before scheduled surgery, participants will receive the video-based intervention regarding pre-and postoperative care for ACL reconstruction.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Video-Based Intervention

Virtual Classroom Course Group

Experimental group

Description:

Approximately 4 weeks before scheduled surgery, participants will receive the classroom-based intervention regarding pre-and postoperative care for ACL reconstruction.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Classroom-Based Intervention

Standard of Care Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will receive verbal and written pre-and postoperative instruction as typically received by all ACL reconstruction patients treated by the attending physicians before and after surgery.