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Can videos and quizzes help patients better understand surgery?

NCT ID NCT06059599

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new method to help patients understand complex spine or prostate surgeries before they agree to them. Instead of just reading a form, patients watch multimedia content and answer questions to check their understanding. The goal is to see if this approach makes patients more satisfied and better informed.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
multimedia informed consent process
What this could lead to
If it works, this could improve how hospitals explain complex surgeries, helping patients feel more informed and satisfied.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study focused on understanding, not a treatment. Results may not apply to all surgeries or hospitals.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged ≥ 18 years (with full legal capacity to consent). * Scheduled for elective surgery in one of the two domains: spinal surgery or radical prostatectomy in the waiting list of our centers. * Ability to comprehend Italian language. * Basic computer or internet access skills. Patients (or their family members) should have the ability to access multimedia content. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under age: minors. * Inability to provide informed consent or self-determination (significant cognitive impairment, severe mental illness, or decisional incapacity that would prevent them from understanding the consent materials or participating in the decision-making). * Urgent or emergency surgery cases.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

urinary system disorder vertebral column disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Spine disease Urologic diseases

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

    RECRUITING

    Bologna, 40136, Italy

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