A study in patients undergoing operation under spinal anaesthesia to assess if providing detailed counselling before surgery is beneficial in reducing anxiety and pain during and after surgery.

Evaluating the impact of Pre-operative patient education and counselling on anxiety and post-operative pain in patients undergoing surgery under spinal anaesthesia. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/06/068304

Enrollment

120

Registered

2024-06-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Detailed Preoperative patient education and counselling.: Detailed pre-operative counselling- Patients will receive elaborate information about the anaesthetic and surgical procedure in

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.American society of anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I & II patients 2.Age from 18-65 years 3.Patient with educational qualification of matriculation or higher 4.Patient who can understand Hindi, English ,Nepali language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Refusal to participate. 2.Pregnant patients 3.American society of anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status III or IV patients. 4.Emergency case. 5.Patient with diagnosed psychiatric illness and on medication. 6.Patients with hearing impairment and difficulty in verbal communication.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education and counselling in reducing anxiety.Timepoint: This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education and counselling in reducing anxiety intraoperatively which will be assessed every 5 minutes and post operatively at 0 hr,6 hrs,12 hrs,18 hrs and 24 hrs.	—

Measure

Time frame

This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education and counselling in reducing anxiety.Timepoint: This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education and counselling in reducing anxiety intraoperatively which will be assessed every 5 minutes and post operatively at 0 hr,6 hrs,12 hrs,18 hrs and 24 hrs.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education & counselling in improving patient experience regarding pain after surgery.Timepoint: This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education & counselling in improving patient experience regarding pain after surgery at 0 hr,6 hrs,12 hrs,18 hrs & 24 hrs.	—

Measure

Time frame

This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education & counselling in improving patient experience regarding pain after surgery.Timepoint: This study is expected to provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of pre-operative education & counselling in improving patient experience regarding pain after surgery at 0 hr,6 hrs,12 hrs,18 hrs & 24 hrs.

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Arun Kumar

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences,

sofia.b@smims.smu.edu.in9733005809

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026