Fear and Anxiety in Anesthesia-Naïve Patients Pre-operatively vs Post-operatively
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorStony Brook University
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to understand how fear and anxiety felt by anesthesia-naive patients compares before versus after their scheduled surgery. Patients who are scheduled to undergo a low-risk surgery/procedure and have never had anesthesia before will be asked to:
1. Fill out a survey before their surgery in the perioperative setting 2. Answer follow-up questions over the phone a few days after their surgery.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
18 years old or over
Patient undergoing anesthesia for the first time
Patients who are not pregnant by self report
Disqualifiers
Patients under 18
Patients who are pregnant
Patients undergoing high-risk surgeries
Patients undergoing cancer-related procedures
Trial population
Patients over 18 who have never received anesthesia before that are scheduled to undergo a low-risk surgery/procedure at Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Ambulatory Surgery Center, or Stony Brook Ambulatory Care Pavilion.
Trial design
Design model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Survey using a questionnaire.
Other interventionA preoperative and postoperative survey questionnaire that is adapted from the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale and includes additional questions regarding their anesthesia and operative care.
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Differences in anxiety scale scores pre- and post-operatively in anesthesia-naïve patients
Participants will be given 2 scores based on their pre-operative survey and their post-operative survey. The change in anxiety score will be evaluated.
Time frame
From enrollment until 7 days (+/-72 hours) post-operativeSecondary outcomes
1
Determining if there is an association between a pre-operative desire for information related to anesthesia and the post-operative reality of the individual subject's anesthesia experience.
This data will be collected from the pre-operative and post-operative survey questionnaires and evaluated for correlation.
Time frame
From enrollment until 7 days (+/-71 hours) post-operative2
Comparing the frequency of specific fears of events pre-operatively versus the post-operative reality of the individual subject's anesthesia experience.
This data will be collected from the pre-operative and post-operative survey questionnaires and will be evaluated.
Time frame
From enrollment until 7 days (+/-71 hours) post-operativeSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov