Influence of Preoperative Fear on Pain and Postoperative Outcomes

ConditionsFear Pain Management Anxiety Complications of Surgical Procedures or Medical Care

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorDr. Negrin University Hospital

About this trial

Fear of anesthesia plays a crucial role in the perioperative setting and can negatively affect recovery. The main objective is to assess the relationship between fear of anesthesia, surgeries, and hospitals and poorer postoperative pain control in patients undergoing scheduled surgery, as well as to relate preoperative anxiety to postoperative analgesic assessment in this population.

This is a prospective observational study including 138 patients scheduled for surgery.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

All patients older than 18 years old scheduled for surgery with admission during the study period will be included.

Verbal and written informed consent.

Disqualifiers

Minors

Cognitive impairment

Patients not being able to understand and respond to preoperative questionnaires

Patients not being able to respond to postoperative pain assessment

Trial population

All patients undergoing scheduled surgery with general anesthesia requiring hospital admission during the study period.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Fear of anesthesia, surgery and hospitals scale
Diagnostic test
The day before surgery, patients will be interviewed using the scales of Fear of anesthesia, surgery and hospitals.
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Diagnostic test
The day before surgery, patients will be interviewed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Nummerical Rating Scale for postoperative pain
Diagnostic test
In the first postoperative day, patients will be monitored using the Nummerical Rating Scale, which will assess postoperative pain.

Treatment groups

138 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Group A: Patients scheduled for surgery3 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Postoperative pain using Nummerical Rating Scale

In the first postoperative day, patients will be monitored using the Nummerical Rating Scale, which will assess postoperative pain, from 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain)

Time frame

24 hours

Sponsors and contacts

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Dr. Negrin University Hospital

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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