RECRUITING

WashU DIEP Flap Video and Patient Understanding Improvement

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Patients will complete a survey before and after watching the WashU DIEP Flap Video at their pre-operative standard of care visit, and a third survey at their post-operative standard of care visit. These surveys will use questions from SILS, APAIS, PEMAT, and AIM/IAM to assess the patient's health literacy, demographics questions, and questions concerning patient understanding and anxiety surrounding the procedure. The purpose of the post-op survey will be to assess how well the video set expectations of the procedure and recovery process and will repeat questions asked pre-operatively. Survey responses will be analyzed to determine if there are beneficial trends and improvement in patient understanding and anxiety due to adjunct video usage. Primary Objective: The primary aim of the study is to determine if our animated video affects understanding and anxiety survey scores in patients undergoing DIEP breast reconstruction.

Official Title

WashU DIEP Flap Video and Patient Understanding Improvement

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-07-18
Study Completion:2026-09-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06864754

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Scheduled to have DIEP-flap breast reconstruction at Barnes Jewish Hospital
  2. * Speak English
  3. * ≥ 18 years of age
  1. * Non-English speaking are excluded as the consent, questionnaires, and video are only available in English.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Justin M Sacks, M.D., MBA, FACS
CONTACT
314-362-7388
jmsacks@wustl.edu

Principal Investigator

Justin M Sacks, M.D., MBA, FACS
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Washington University School of Medicine

Study Locations (Sites)

Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

  • Justin M Sacks, M.D., MBA, FACS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Washington University School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-07-18
Study Completion Date2026-09-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-07-18
Study Completion Date2026-09-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Pre-operative anxiety
  • Patient understanding
  • Breast reconstruction
  • DIEP flap

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Breast Cancer