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Teach Back for Orthopedic Trauma

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Recruiting

Led By John Sontich, MD

Research Sponsored by John Sontich

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 180 days post op

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to see if providing info after trauma surgery affects patients' knowledge, adherence to treatment, and satisfaction with care.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking individuals who've had surgery for a fracture in the pelvis or lower extremity. It's not open to those with cognitive impairments, prisoners, people already in conflicting studies, or patients getting orthopedic care elsewhere.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if education after trauma surgery can improve patient knowledge about their injury and treatment ('recall'), adherence to treatment recommendations, and satisfaction with care. Some will receive educational interventions while others won't.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves an educational intervention rather than medication or invasive procedures, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 180 days post op

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 180 days post op

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 180 days post op for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Adherence rate to DVT prophylaxis instructions as measured by patient report.

Adherence rate to postoperative weightbearing instructions as measured by patient report.

Mean satisfaction as measured by follow-up questionnaire.

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Postoperative teach-back educational programExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients will receive teach-back education while they fill out questionnaires.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Patients will not receive any teach-back education while filling out questionnaires.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

John SontichLead Sponsor

John Sontich, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Media Library

Postoperative teach-back educational program Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05616312 — N/A

Education After Trauma Research Study Groups: Postoperative teach-back educational program, Control

Education After Trauma Clinical Trial 2023: Postoperative teach-back educational program Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05616312 — N/A

Postoperative teach-back educational program 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05616312 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

May participants over the age of 50 partake in this experiment?

"The eligibility for this study encompasses individuals between 18 to 75 years old, with 122 studies dedicated specifically to younger patients and 590 trials targeting the elderly."

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Is the research team currently seeking participants for this experiment?

"From the clinicaltrials.gov records, this particular trial is no longer looking for patients; its initial posting was on November 15th 2022 and it has since been updated to reflect a lack of availability. Nevertheless, there are still 739 other studies actively seeking participants at present."

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Do I fulfill the qualifications for taking part in this research?

"This investigation is seeking 216 individuals aged 18-75 with post-traumatic education to take part. To qualify for the trial, participants should have sustained an Isolated open or closed fracture of the pelvis and/or lower extremity that has already been surgically treated."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Patient Recall After Orthopedic Trauma

John Sontich 2022. "Patient Recall After Orthopedic Trauma". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05616312.

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