WashU DIEP Flap Video for Breast Reconstruction Patients
This study is looking at whether a video called the WashU DIEP Flap Video can help patients understand their breast reconstruction surgery better and reduce their anxiety. The video uses pictures and graphics to explain complex procedures in a simpler way. You might be able to join if you are a woman aged 18 or older, speak English, and are scheduled to have DIEP-flap breast reconstruction (a type of surgery to rebuild the breast after mastectomy) at Barnes Jewish Hospital. The study will measure your understanding and anxiety before and after watching the video, and again about three months after your surgery. The goal is to see if the video helps patients feel more informed and less anxious about their procedure and recovery.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 300 participants. It will compare participants' understanding and anxiety levels before and after watching the WashU DIEP Flap Video.
- What's involved
- You will complete surveys before and after watching the video at your pre-operative visit, and a third survey about three months after your surgery.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- You will be followed for approximately three months after your surgery for a post-operative survey.
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WashU DIEP Flap Video and Patient Understanding Improvement
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Justin M Sacks, M.D., MBA, FACS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Washington University School of Medicine
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What this trial measures
- Change in understanding as measured by the Comprehension AssessmentBefore video at pre-operative visit, after video at pre-operative visit, and at post-operative visit (estimated to be 3 months)
The pre-op, pre-video survey includes a 10-question comprehension assessment. The pre-op, post-video survey repeats the comprehension assessment. Scores of the comprehension assessment will be compared before and after video watching per patient to determine change in understanding due to the video. It will be scored on a 10-point scale based on correct answers with a higher score meaning greater understanding of the procedure.
- Change in anxiety as measured by the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)Before video at pre-operative visit, after video at pre-operative visit, and at post-operative visit (estimated to be 3 months)
Scores of the APAIS will be compared before and after video watching per patient to determine change in anxiety due to the video. Scoring of APAIS will be per the literature (6-30 with higher score meaning greater anxiety).