The Effect of Preoperative Hugging With Family Members on Preoperative Anxiety Levels and Postoperative Pain

NCT07369544 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: MTÜ-AAD-2025/154
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized prospective study is to examine the effect of preoperative family hugging (for at least 20 seconds) on preoperative anxiety levels and postoperative pain. The main question the study aims to answer is:

• Does preoperative hugging reduce anxiety levels?
• Does preoperative hugging reduce postoperative pain scores? Anxiety and pain scores will be evaluated between patients who hugged and those who did not hug their family members before surgery, and whether hugging has an effect will be assessed.

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Management; Anxiety; Non-Pharmacological Interventions

Keywords

Postoperative Pain Management; Anxiety; Non-Pharmacological Interventions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Does preoperative hugging reduce anxiety levels?

  Preoperative The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) I and STAI-II anxiety levels of patients will be measured. This scale gives scores between 20 and 80. The significance of these differences between groups will be evaluated. A higher score indicates a higher anxiety level. The clinically significant score for STAI anxiety level is stated as 39-40.

  Preoperative STAI-I and STAI-II anxiety levels of patients will be measured. The relationship between the groups will be evaluated.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Does preoperative hugging reduce postoperative pain scores?

  Postoperative NRS pain scores of patients at 30 minutes and 6 hours will be examined. The relationship between the groups will be evaluated.

Study Arms (2)

Hugging group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.

Behavioral: Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.

control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

standard practice

Other: The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed

Interventions

The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed OTHER

The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed

control group

Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery. BEHAVIORAL

Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.

Hugging group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age
• ASA 1 and ASA-2 patients

You may not qualify if:

• emergency surgery
• malignancy surgery
• neurological and psychiatric illnesses
• chronic pain
• substance abuse

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Health Sciences Balikesir Hospital Eduation and Research: lead

Study Sites (1)

Meah

Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: ASSOCİATE PROF

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 31, 2025
• First Posted: January 27, 2026
• Study Start: July 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2026
• Study Completion: February 28, 2026
• Last Updated: January 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

TU (1)