NCT01515683

Brief Summary

Studies shows that reduced nervousness before anaesthesia may improve a course past anaesthesia. Therefore it is interesting to investigate how we can best help patients shortly before anaesthesia. A RCT with three intervention arms (with different personal support) and a control arm (with usual personal support) is therefore performed. Hypothesis: Nervousness is reduced by the new interventions compared to the usual help provided.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
350

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2008

Typical duration for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2008

Completed
3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 15, 2011

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 24, 2012

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

May 6, 2014

Status Verified

May 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

3.2 years

First QC Date

December 15, 2011

Last Update Submit

May 5, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

Nervousness before anesthesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change from baseline in nervousness at the operating table

    VAS score shown by patients and written down by the anesthetic nurse correcte to one decimal place.

    Baseline and when the patient is on the operating table, on average 1½ days

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Satisfaction with help from healthcare professionals

    A questionnaire at discharge, an expected average of three days

  • Healthcare professional time spent

    The last half an hour before anaesthesia

Study Arms (4)

An anaesthetic nurse

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Only support from an anaesthetic nurse on the surgery ward

Theatre nurse + An anaesthetic nurse

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Support from theatre nurse and an anaesthetic nurse

Behavioral: Support: a theatre nurse + an anaesthetic nurse

A nurse from ward + an anaesthesic nurse

EXPERIMENTAL

Support from a nurse from the ward and an anaesthetic nurse

Behavioral: Support: a nurse from the ward + an anaesthetic nurse

Optional relative + an anaesthetic nurse

EXPERIMENTAL

Support from an optional relative and an anaesthetic nurse

Behavioral: Optional relative supports

Interventions

Additional staff are only present if required by law.

Also known as: Nursing care from an anaesthetic nurse
An anaesthetic nurse

Theatre nurse stay with the patient, follow her to the operating table and stays with her until she is anaesthetized

Also known as: Care from a theatre nurse
Theatre nurse + An anaesthetic nurse

A nurse from the ward follows the patient to the operating table and stays with her until she is anaesthetized.

Also known as: Nursing care from a ward nurse
A nurse from ward + an anaesthesic nurse

Optional relative follows the patient to the operating table and stays with her until she is anaesthetized

Also known as: Care from an optional relative
Optional relative + an anaesthetic nurse

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All Danish-speaking expected gynaecological cancer patients, who are offered open surgery at Odense University Hospital, who can speak for themselves and have the opportunity to have close relative to follow before anaesthesia and who accept participation.

You may not qualify if:

  • Senility

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Gynækologisk obstetrisk afdeling D, Odense Universitetshospital

Odense, Fyn, 5000, Denmark

Location

Study Officials

  • Ole Mogensen, Professor

    Southern University of Denmark

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Development Nurse - Researcher

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 15, 2011

First Posted

January 24, 2012

Study Start

December 1, 2008

Primary Completion

March 1, 2012

Study Completion

May 1, 2012

Last Updated

May 6, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-05

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