Stories to Educate Patients With Ankle, Foot, and Knee Injuries

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Injury

Treatments: Behavioral: Control; Behavioral: Narrative

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01810523

817212

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study will test the use of narratives on patient satisfaction and translation of an evidence-based approach to the use of X-rays for leg injuries in the Emergency Department (ED). The investigators will identify patients with foot, ankle, or knee injuries for whom X-rays are determined to not be needed. On discharge, patients will receive the current fact-based sheet or that plus a narrative explaining the work-up and treatment of these injuries. Outcomes will be assessed by a survey measuring patient satisfaction and understanding.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Acute traumatic knee, ankle or foot injury presenting to ED
• No indication for X-ray by Ottawa Rules criteria
• ED provider planning to discharge patient

Exclusion criteria

• X-ray obtained
• Need for X-ray by established Ottawa Rules criteria
• Children
• Pregnant women
• Patient to be admitted to the hospital
• Patient non-English speaking or illiterate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Narrative

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will receive information regarding leg injuries and X-ray usage in narrative form in addition to standard of care discharge information.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Narrative

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

This arm will receive a blank piece of paper in addition to the standard of care discharge information.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control