WashU DIEP Flap Video and Patient Understanding Improvement

Purpose

Patients will complete a survey before and after watching the WashU DIEP Flap Video at their pre-operative standard of care visit, and a third survey at their post-operative standard of care visit. These surveys will use questions from SILS, APAIS, PEMAT, and AIM/IAM to assess the patient's health literacy, demographics questions, and questions concerning patient understanding and anxiety surrounding the procedure. The purpose of the post-op survey will be to assess how well the video set expectations of the procedure and recovery process and will repeat questions asked pre-operatively. Survey responses will be analyzed to determine if there are beneficial trends and improvement in patient understanding and anxiety due to adjunct video usage. Primary Objective: The primary aim of the study is to determine if our animated video affects understanding and anxiety survey scores in patients undergoing DIEP breast reconstruction.

Condition

  • Breast Cancer

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Scheduled to have DIEP-flap breast reconstruction at Barnes Jewish Hospital - Speak English - ≥ 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Non-English speaking are excluded as the consent, questionnaires, and video are only available in English.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
WashU DIEP Flap Video 		At the pre-operative appointment, patients will complete the pre-video survey (~10min) via RedCap, watch the video (~5min), and complete the post-video survey (~10min) via RedCap. During the standard of care follow-up appointment ≤ 30 days after surgery, consented patients will fill out a third survey via RedCap (~5min).
  • Other: WashU DIEP Flap Video
    Video uses visual cues and graphics to help explain complex procedures in a simplified, comprehensible fashion to patients.

Recruiting Locations

Washington University in St. Louis and nearby locations

Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63110
Contact:
Justin M Sacks, M.D., MBA, FACS
314-362-7388
jmsacks@wustl.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06864754
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine

Study Contact

Justin M Sacks, M.D., MBA, FACS
314-362-7388
jmsacks@wustl.edu