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

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University of Pennsylvania

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Injury

Treatments

Behavioral: Control
Behavioral: Narrative

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

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

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

Trial contacts and locations

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