Animated Video Education for Retinal Surgery
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Patient Education Video Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Retinal Detachment. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Canada
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Multilingual Animated Video Education for Retinal Detachment Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
Retinal detachment is a vision-threatening condition that requires urgent surgical repair. Understanding the condition, the surgery, and post-operative instructions is difficult for many patients, particularly in multilingual and multicultural populations. This study will evaluate whether short, animated educational videos, available in 25 languages and designed with accessibility features for patients with low vision, improve patient knowledge, reduce anxiety, and support adherence to post-operative instructions when added to standard counselling. Patients will be randomized to standard counselling alone versus counselling plus video in their preferred language. Outcomes will be measured with validated questionnaires at baseline, immediately after counselling, and one week post-surgery.
Detailed description
Retinal detachment is a surgical emergency that can result in irreversible vision loss if untreated. Surgical options include pneumatic retinopexy, pars plana vitrectomy, and scleral buckle. Successful outcomes depend not only on timely surgery but also on patient understanding of their condition, the procedure, and critical post-operative instructions, especially positioning requirements. Traditional verbal counselling can be difficult for patients to absorb, particularly in multicultural populations where language barriers and variable health literacy are common.
This trial will evaluate a multilingual, animated educational video intervention designed to address these challenges. Each video is five minutes in length and includes simplified explanations of retinal detachment, key surgical steps, and post-operative positioning. Accessibility features such as high-contrast visuals, bold graphics, and audio narration allow use by patients with varying levels of vision and literacy. The videos are available in 25 languages, selected to reflect the most commonly spoken languages in Canada and globally.
Participants will be randomized to receive either standard counselling alone or counselling plus video in their preferred language. Outcomes include knowledge acquisition, anxiety reduction, and adherence to positioning instructions, measured with validated questionnaires. Findings will inform scalable strategies to improve patient education, promote equity in ophthalmic care, and reduce preventable complications.
Interventions
- Other Patient Education Video Intervention
Animated video with high-contrast visuals and audio narration in the patient's preferred language, covering diagnosis, surgical steps, and post-operative positioning.
Primary outcome measures
- Knowledge [Time frame: 1 week]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Anxiety [Time frame: 1 week]
- Understanding [Time frame: 1 week]
- Adherence [Time frame: 1 week]
- Patient Satisfaction [Time frame: 1 week]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adults ≥18 years.
- Diagnosis of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
- Planned repair with pneumatic retinopexy (PnR), pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), or scleral buckle (SB).
- Able to provide informed consent.
- Preferred language available among study videos.
Exclusion criteria
- Repeat retinal detachment surgery in study eye.
- Combined complex procedures (e.g., PPV + corneal transplant).
- Severe cognitive impairment precluding consent.
- Hearing impairment preventing use of audio track (without aid).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Canada · 1 center
- University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital — Toronto
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07184255 · 23-5893