Gynecologic Laparoscopic SurgeryNCT07364968
Impact of a Preoperative Instructional Video on Patient Preparedness
A study of Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, run by University of California, Riverside at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the impact of a pre-operative instructional video for patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. The video will educate patients to understand what to expect and how to take care of themselves after the procedure. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 18 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 57 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 26 Sep 2023to 26 Apr 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Up to 18 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 18 - 65 years old
- Surgery with UCR Gynecology physician
- Laparoscopic/robotic surgery
- Same day discharge after surgery
- Can read a survey in English
- Female
Who cannot join
- Receiving postoperative chemotherapy in the 6-week postoperative period
- Minors under the age of 18
- Postoperative overnight stay
- Laparotomy (open surgery)
- Pregnancy
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Riverside, California
Riverside, California, 92521
About this study
Official title: Evaluating the Impact of Randomized Preoperative Instructional Video on Patient Preparedness Following Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the impact of a pre-operative instructional video for patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. The video will educate patients to understand what to expect and how to take care of themselves after the procedure. The effectiveness of the video will be evaluated via a questionnaire to see if patients who watched the video had better recovery outcomes, greater understanding, and less anxiety when compared to the group of patients who did not watch the pre-operative video.
The two questions the investigators wish to address are:
- Will the patients who watch the pre-operative will show decreased anxiety and uncertainty about their procedure when compared to the control group?
- Will increased understanding of the information shared in the video result in less pain medication usage, less ambiguity and thus increased compliance with post-operative care instructions, and quicker recovery?
Read the detailed description
The study group of patients will be asked to watch the informational video about what to expect after their procedure and instructions on how to recover. They will be encouraged to ask their provider any follow-up questions. A link to view the video an unlimited amount of times will be provided. The control group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider. All patients will receive a link to complete a preoperative questionnaire.
Both groups will be scheduled for their routine two-week postoperative visit. At this visit, the questionnaire will be given to the patients in the form of a link to a virtual questionnaire to evaluate for effectiveness of the pre-operative video.
- Being tested
- Study group of patients will receive standard of care
- Keywords
- Minimally invasive surgical procedures
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Study group of patients will receive standard of careOther
The group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Study group of patients will be asked to watch an informational video. | Active comparator | They will be encouraged to ask their provider any follow-up questions. A link to view the video an unlimited amount of times will be provided. Receives: Other: Study group of patients will receive standard of care |
| Study group of patients will receive standard of care | No intervention | The group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider. All patients will receive a link to complete a preoperative questionnaire. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
patient level of satisfaction with the education they received prior to surgery
Our primary outcomes will be patient level of satisfaction with the education they received prior to surgery and its impact on post-operative care which will be measured by the standardized likert scale (1 to 5 scale where 1 = strongly disagree and 5= strongly agree). The survey will include the following objective and subjective measures: Tylenol tablets used (over two weeks), Ibuprofen tablets used (over two weeks), pain scale (1 to 5 scale where 1 = none and 5= very severe). Additional information will be collected from the patient's medical records (ie. office visit notes, telephone encounters, hospital laboratory results, pain medication refill requests). Patients should continue any medication regimen as instructed by their physician up to the day of surgery. Patients will be treated for complications as they would have been treated otherwise. Study duration period will be approximately six months.
Measured: 6 months to one year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jan 2026
- Study start26 Sep 2023
- Primary completion26 Apr 2025
- Study completion26 Apr 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Gynecologic Laparoscopic SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- control group
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, Riverside
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sarah Simko, M.D., University of California, Riverside
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07364968
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 23031
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 24 Oct 2025
- Last updated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant-level data will not be released. Only data aggregated to remove any identifiers will be made available.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluating the Impact of Randomized Preoperative Instructional Video on Patient Preparedness Following Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07364968
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 23031
- Keywords
- Minimally invasive surgical procedures
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, RiversideUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 26 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 26 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 26 Apr 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the impact of a pre-operative instructional video for patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. The video will educate patients to understand what to expect and how to take care of themselves after the procedure. The effectiveness of the video will be evaluated via a questionnaire to see if patients who watched the video had better recovery outcomes, greater understanding, and less anxiety when compared to the group of patients who did not watch the pre-operative video.
The two questions the investigators wish to address are:
- Will the patients who watch the pre-operative will show decreased anxiety and uncertainty about their procedure when compared to the control group?
- Will increased understanding of the information shared in the video result in less pain medication usage, less ambiguity and thus increased compliance with post-operative care instructions, and quicker recovery?
Detailed description
The study group of patients will be asked to watch the informational video about what to expect after their procedure and instructions on how to recover. They will be encouraged to ask their provider any follow-up questions. A link to view the video an unlimited amount of times will be provided. The control group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider. All patients will receive a link to complete a preoperative questionnaire.
Both groups will be scheduled for their routine two-week postoperative visit. At this visit, the questionnaire will be given to the patients in the form of a link to a virtual questionnaire to evaluate for effectiveness of the pre-operative video.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- control group
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Study group of patients will be asked to watch an informational video. | Active comparator | Other: Study group of patients will receive standard of careThey will be encouraged to ask their provider any follow-up questions. A link to view the video an unlimited amount of times will be provided. |
| Study group of patients will receive standard of care | No intervention | –The group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider. All patients will receive a link to complete a preoperative questionnaire. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 18 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Age 18 - 65 years old
- Surgery with UCR Gynecology physician
- Laparoscopic/robotic surgery
- Same day discharge after surgery
- Can read a survey in English
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Receiving postoperative chemotherapy in the 6-week postoperative period
- Minors under the age of 18
- Postoperative overnight stay
- Laparotomy (open surgery)
- Pregnancy
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Study group of patients will receive standard of careThe group of patients will receive the standard patient education in place before the procedure and will also be able to ask to follow-up questions from their provider. | Other | Study group of patients will be asked to watch an informational video. |
Primary outcome
patient level of satisfaction with the education they received prior to surgery
Time frame: 6 months to one year
Our primary outcomes will be patient level of satisfaction with the education they received prior to surgery and its impact on post-operative care which will be measured by the standardized likert scale (1 to 5 scale where 1 = strongly disagree and 5= strongly agree). The survey will include the following objective and subjective measures: Tylenol tablets used (over two weeks), Ibuprofen tablets used (over two weeks), pain scale (1 to 5 scale where 1 = none and 5= very severe). Additional information will be collected from the patient's medical records (ie. office visit notes, telephone encounters, hospital laboratory results, pain medication refill requests). Patients should continue any medication regimen as instructed by their physician up to the day of surgery. Patients will be treated for complications as they would have been treated otherwise. Study duration period will be approximately six months.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Jan 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant-level data will not be released. Only data aggregated to remove any identifiers will be made available.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study of Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, run by University of California, Riverside at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
patient level of satisfaction with the education they received prior to surgery (time frame: 6 months to one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jan 2026.