Surgical Consent During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Medway Primary Care Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Consent

Treatments: Behavioral: Educational meetings and visual prompts

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04556604

2021.016N

Details and patient eligibility

About

Multiloop audit of consenting practice in surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children (under 18 years old)
• Participants who lack capacity and therefore cannot be consented appropriately

Trial design

45 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Description:

First cycle of the audit on consenting practice pre intervention

2

Description:

Second cycle of the audit on consenting practice to assess change following intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational meetings and visual prompts

3

Description:

Third cycle of the audit on consenting practice to assess long term compliance

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational meetings and visual prompts