Improving Informed Consent Process for Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01338480 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: April 19, 2011
Last Update Posted
: April 7, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Trauma Surgery | Other: video | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 172 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | Improving Informed Consent Process for Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 9, 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 22, 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 22, 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: video
Participants in the intervention group watched an educational video illustrating informed consent information
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Other: video
The videos will be developed and contain information on the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives of the surgery. The knowledge measure instrument will also be developed.
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No Intervention: control
Participants in the control group read an informed consent document.
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- knowledge score [ Time Frame: immediately after the intervention ]The primary outcome, patient understanding of the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives, will be determined by quantitative scores on the written examination
- satisfaction [ Time Frame: immediately after the intervention ]Secondary outcomes include patient satisfaction with the informed consent process, determined by a five-point ordinal satisfaction scale.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- scheduled to receive the surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- clinically unstable
- refuse to participate
- unable to understand the consent process for this study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01338480
Taiwan | |
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital | |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 807 |
Principal Investigator: | Yen-Ko Lin, M.D. | Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Yen-Ko Lin, Attending Physician, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01338480 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KMUH-IRB-980361 |
First Posted: | April 19, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 7, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
Keywords provided by Yen-Ko Lin, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital:
trauma surgery informed consent |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Emergencies Wounds and Injuries Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |