Comparison Between the Imaging Consent Form and the Existing Narrative Consent Form

Comparison of Patient Understanding and Anxiety Between the New Imaging Consent Form and the Existing Narrative Consent Form When Explaining the Procedure Pilot Study

This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind clinical study to compare patient comprehension and anxiety by comparing a traditional paper consent form to a multimedia consent form for patients undergoing transforaminal epidural steroid injection.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Patients undergoing lumbar transforaminal block for the first time
• Patients who are able to understand the contents of the video consent form and written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have difficulty understanding or answering consent forms
• Patients who have previously experienced a transforaminal steroid injection