A Patient Education Video Program for Post-Operative Recovery After Upper Extremity Surgery

Four hundred (400) adult patients undergoing elective outpatient, upper extremity, orthopedic
surgeries will be recruited by the surgeon-investigators. Patients will be randomized to view
one of two educational programs: 1) a 2-video series regarding post-operative pain management
or 2) a video regarding wound care and activity.

These patients will be encouraged to review the video online in the week before surgery. An
intake enrollment form will be completed by an investigator using demographic information
available in the chart.

Participants in both arms will complete their Patient Education Study Diary daily, for 7 days
following their surgery. There are two versions of this diary: the Wound Education Version
asks patients to report daily pain mediation use. The Pain Education Version does not include
this section as patients in the pain management arm of the study record this information in
their Recovery Diary.

The patient will be contacted again by phone and/or mail 1 year after surgery (12-14 months)
using the contact information available in EPIC to determine the self-reported prevalence of
chronic pain and pain medication use.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients planning elective outpatient orthopedic surgery procedures by a
Carilion Clinic hand surgeon will be eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

2. Patients unable to unwilling to participate in the trial (poor English language
skills, blindness, cognitively disadvantaged, poor literacy skills, other barriers to
participation)

3. Patients who are or suspect they may be pregnant.

4. Patients for whom the medical provider, in his professional judgment, does not feel
that the study protocol would be appropriate. (to be tracked)