Anesthesia Awareness on YouTube: Content and Quality Analysis
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Awareness, Anesthesia. 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
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- 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
Youtube as Sources of Information on One of the Biggest Causes of Preoperative Anxiety "Anesthesia Awareness": Assessment and Analysis of the Content and Quality.
Overview
This study aims to evaluate the quality and reliability of YouTube videos related to "anesthesia awareness." Using the search terms "anesthesia awareness" and "waking up during surgery," the first 100 videos from each search query will be identified and their URLs recorded. After applying predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, an eligible video list will be created for independent reviewers. Each video will be assessed using five validated scoring instruments: the modified DISCERN score, the Global Quality Scale (GQS), the JAMA benchmark criteria, the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Audiovisual Content (PEMAT-A/V), and a usefulness score. The study seeks to characterize the educational value and accuracy of publicly available online content on anesthesia awareness.
Primary outcome measures
- Overall quality score of YouTube videos on anesthesia awareness [Time frame: A cross-sectional YouTube search will be conducted at study initiation, and the identified videos will be evaluated over approximately two weeks.]
- Overall quality score of YouTube videos on anesthesia awareness [Time frame: A cross-sectional YouTube search will be conducted at study initiation, and the identified videos will be evaluated over approximately two weeks.]
- Overall quality score of YouTube videos on anesthesia awareness [Time frame: A cross-sectional YouTube search will be conducted at study initiation, and the identified videos will be evaluated over approximately two weeks.]
- Overall quality score of YouTube videos on anesthesia awareness [Time frame: A cross-sectional YouTube search will be conducted at study initiation, and the identified videos will be evaluated over approximately two weeks.]
- Overall quality score of YouTube videos on anesthesia awareness [Time frame: A cross-sectional YouTube search will be conducted at study initiation, and the identified videos will be evaluated over approximately two weeks.]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
- Video View Count [Time frame: Baseline]
- Video Duration [Time frame: Baseline]
- Upload Date [Time frame: Baseline]
- Engagement Metrics: Likes and Dislikes [Time frame: Baseline]
- Comment Count [Time frame: Baseline]
- Video Type Classification [Time frame: Baseline]
- Source Classification [Time frame: Baseline]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Videos in English language.
- Videos addressing "anesthesia awareness" or "waking up during surgery."
- Publicly available on YouTube at the time of the search.
- Within the first 100 results for each keyword search.
- Containing audio and/or visual content suitable for evaluation using the predefined scoring tools.
Exclusion criteria
- Non-English language videos.
- Duplicate videos.
- Videos not relevant to the topic.
- Videos shorter than 60 seconds or longer than 60 minutes.
- Videos with audio or visual issues preventing content evaluation.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07323537 · 2025-discern