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Active Informed Consent: a New Solution to Improve and Objectively Test the Patient Understanding of Complex Surgical Procedures Proposals
Led by Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · Updated on 2026-02-02
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
119 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is an interventional, non-pharmacological, randomized controlled superiority study (RCT), multicenter, open label, parallel group. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new preoperative information method, based on multimedia tools and on the objective control of understanding by the patient candidate for spinal or urological surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Active Informed Consent: a New Solution to Improve and Objectively Test the Patient Understanding of Complex Surgical Procedures Proposals
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 218 years or older with full legal capacity to consent
- Scheduled for elective spinal surgery or radical prostatectomy
- Ability to understand the Italian language
- Basic computer or internet skills to access multimedia content by patient or family member
You will not qualify if you...
- Under 18 years of age
- Unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment, severe mental illness, or decisional incapacity
- Scheduled for urgent or emergency surgery
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy, 40136
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Research Team
L
Luca Boriani, MD
CONTACT
B
Bruna Maccaferri, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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