The Age of OrthoInfo: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Patient Comprehension of Informed Consent in a Private Practice

NCT ID: NCT02694237

Last Updated: 2016-05-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is determine which method of informed consent improves comprehension in college educated patients in a private practice setting.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Knee Osteoarthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Verbal

This group will only receive a verbal discussion based on the same script used for all three groups. This is the control group.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Verbal

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Each participant will receive a verbal informed consent discussion without a visual aid.

Verbal + Model

This group will receive a verbal discussion aided with an anatomic model intervention that group participants will be able to touch throughout the discussion.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Model

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Each participant will receive an informed consent discussion with the aid of an anatomic knee model.

Verbal + Video

This group will receive a verbal discussion aided with a knee anatomy video intervention that will be played on silent an orated by an interviewer.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Knee Anatomy Video

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Each participant will hear a scripted informed consent discussion while they watch a knee anatomy video orated by an interviewer.

Interventions

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Model

Each participant will receive an informed consent discussion with the aid of an anatomic knee model.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Knee Anatomy Video

Each participant will hear a scripted informed consent discussion while they watch a knee anatomy video orated by an interviewer.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Verbal

Each participant will receive a verbal informed consent discussion without a visual aid.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Knee osteoarthritis patients over the age of 18 with a college education deemed appropriate for medical management with a knee injection.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients without the capacity to provide consent
* Patients with a visual, auditory, psychological or tactile impairment requiring the assistance of another person.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Missouri, Kansas City

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nkemakolam Egekeze

UMKC Orthopaedic Research Fellow

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nkem Egekeze, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UMKC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Karen Williams, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UMKC Department of Health Insight and Research

Luv Singh, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UMKC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dan Gurba, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Dickson-Diveley Orthopaedic Clinic

Charles Rhoades, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UMKC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Mark Bernhardt, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

UMKC Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Locations

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Truman Medical Center and Dickson-Diveley Orthopaedic Clinic

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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OrthoInfo

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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