The effects of Preanaesthetic Consultation on patient anxiety

The effect of the Preanaesthetic Consultation on anxiety in patients scheduled for general anaesthesia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000572268

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-07-14

Start date

2009-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To assess the effect of the pre-anaesthetic consultation on patient anxiety prior to a planned general anaesthetic.

Interventions

A one off standard anaesthetic consultation between one anaesthetist and one patient lasting up to half an hour.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients waiting to see the anaesthetist prior to general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

deaf / Blind Unable to give informed consent requires a translator General Anaesthesia contra-indicated

Outcome results