Effect of Patient Education Videos on Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

University of British Columbia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Rhinosinusitis (Diagnosis)

Treatments: Other: Video Education; Other: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04595461

H17-03567

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic rhinosinusitis treatment consists of medical management and surgical intervention. Improving patient education can positively impact perioperative patient experiential outcomes such as anxiety, pain and satisfaction. However, online education materials are often too complex, inaccurate or misleading. The objective of this study was to determine if patient education videos at an appropriate reading level would improve perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• English speaking
• diagnosed with CRS according to Canadian Guidelines
• computer or mobile phone access were included

Exclusion criteria

• immunocompromised
• had sinonasal tumours
• history of anxiety, depression, bipolar, or any other mental illnesses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Standard of care patient education with verbal and written education

Treatment:

Other: Control

Video Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patient education supplemented with four short youtube videos regarding chronic rhinosinusitis and endoscopic sinus surgery

Treatment:

Other: Video Education