Three-Dimensional-Printed Models and Shared Decision-Making: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patients undergoing surgery report a lack of involvement in health care decisions and increased anxiety. Three-dimensional (3D)-printed models serve as educational tools to encourage patient engagement, reduce anxiety levels, and aid understanding.

Objective

To determine the impact of 3D-printed anatomic models on shared decision-making (SDM) and patient anxiety during the preoperative surgical consultation for colon or rectal resection.

Design, setting, and participants

This single-center cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted from March 2022 to June 2023 at a colorectal surgery clinic at an academic medical institution and included adult patients scheduled for partial or complete colon and/or rectal resection for colorectal cancer, diverticular d

SUBMITTER: Khan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12134953 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature