The Effect of Using Multimedia During the Informed Consent Process on the Anxiety of Parents of Orchiopexy Patients

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMarmara University

About this trial

Aim: The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to detect the effect of using multimedia during the informed consent process on the anxiety of parents of orchiopexy patients.

Parents (primary caregivers) of the patients who underwent orchiopexy surgery are included in the study.

The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does the use of multimedia during the preoperative consent process affect the anxiety level of parents of patients undergoing orchiopexy surgery?

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

parents of orchiopexy patients

Disqualifiers

history of previous orchiopexy surgery

orchiopexy with other surgical procedures ( f.e. Hypospadias repair)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Video Multimedia

    Other intervention

    The second group will be informed of the Standard Informed Consent Form, Verbal Information, and Multimedia. In addition to the standard consent process, we planned to show a 6-minute video multimedia presentation containing information about undescended testis and orchiopexy.

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Standard Informed Consent Form + Verbal InformationNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Standard Informed Consent Form + Verbal Information + MultimediaActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

The participants' HADS scores will be noted one day before the surgery and on the 7th day after the surgery.

Time frame
1 week
2

Beck Anxiety Inventory

The participants' BECK anxiety scores will be noted one day before the surgery and on the 7th day after the surgery.

Time frame
1 week
3

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

The participants' STAI - Tx I and STAI -Tx II scores will be noted one day before and on the 7th day after the surgery.

Time frame
1 week

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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