Clinical trial · Interventional
Preoperative Image-based Education Effect on Postoperative Satisfaction of Patients Undergoing First-time Dermatologic Surgery
Investigating the Effect of Preoperative Image-based Education on Postoperative Satisfaction of Patients Undergoing First-time Dermatologic Surgery
NCT05643755CI-TRIAL-00075808withdrawnN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Lack of personnel to complete study.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This research study aims to understand whether visual and written education on wound appearance can improve patients' experience and understanding of what their wound will look like following dermatologic surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Cancer | Malignant Skin Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Skin Wound | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative image-based education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Intervention group: educational material provided on the day of surgery containing pictographic and written education material on wound appearance following primary closure after Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) or Wide Local Excision (WLE)
- interventionNames
- Other: Preoperative image-based education
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Control group: standard clinical care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Patient satisfaction with wound appearance immediately after surgery in control vs. intervention groups as assessed by the Modified Skin Cancer Index questionnaire
- timeFrame
- At time of surgery
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 100 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion criteria: Adult patients (ages 18-100) who will be undergoing dermatology surgery at Johns Hopkins. We will include only patients who are undergoing their first dermatology surgery. Only patients whose incisions are closed with primary closure will be eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have already undergone dermatology surgery. * Patients whose incisions are not closed with primary closure
References
Publications (8)
- BACKGROUNDSobanko JF, Sarwer DB, Zvargulis Z, Miller CJ. Importance of physical appearance in patients with skin cancer. Dermatol Surg. 2015 Feb;41(2):183-8. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000253. PMID 25654193
- BACKGROUNDDixon AJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB. Prospective study of long-term patient perceptions of their skin cancer surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Sep;57(3):445-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.006. PMID 17707149
- BACKGROUNDCassileth BR, Lusk EJ, Tenaglia AN. Patients' perceptions of the cosmetic impact of melanoma resection. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1983 Jan;71(1):73-5. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198301000-00016. PMID 6849025
- BACKGROUNDLong J, Rajabi-Estarabadi A, Levin A, Nami N, Nouri K. Perioperative Anxiety Associated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Survey-Based Study. Dermatol Surg. 2022 Jul 1;48(7):711-715. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000003455. Epub 2022 Apr 18. PMID 35438652
- BACKGROUNDPereira L, Figueiredo-Braga M, Carvalho IP. Preoperative anxiety in ambulatory surgery: The impact of an empathic patient-centered approach on psychological and clinical outcomes. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 May;99(5):733-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.11.016. Epub 2015 Nov 26. PMID 26654958
- BACKGROUNDSobanko JF, Da Silva D, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Modi B, Shin TM, Etzkorn JR, Samimi SS, Wanat KA, Miller CJ. Preoperative telephone consultation does not decrease patient anxiety before Mohs micrographic surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Mar;76(3):519-526. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.09.027. Epub 2016 Dec 4. PMID 27923500
- BACKGROUNDArzeno J, Liu R, Goldbach H, Moon D, Soriano T, Beynet D, Greco J, Ms MS, Kim J. Effect of pre-operative informational video on Mohs surgery patient experience. Dermatol Online J. 2021 Jun 15;27(6). doi: 10.5070/D327654069. No abstract available.