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The effect of empowerment in two face-to-face and virtual methods on anxiety and pain intensity

Comparison the effect of empowerment in two face-to-face and virtual methods on anxiety and pain intensity of general surgery candidates

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240419061523N2
Enrollment
90
Registered
2024-12-26
Start date
2025-01-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-08

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Conditions

Anxiety, Pain. Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders,

Interventions

Intervention 1: To enter the study, all subjects must have undergone their first surgery. The subjects will complete a demographic questionnaire and the Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire the night bef

Sponsors

Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: First surgical experience Full consciousness Familiarity with Persian No speech, hearing, or vision impairment Access to a mobile phone Having hemodynamic stability Surgeries that can be performed under general anesthesia No use of anti-anxiety medications, psychiatric medications, drugs, or alcohol No known depression or anxiety, severe psychiatric disorders such as psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, or panic disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Spiel Berger Anxiety Questionnaire score. Timepoint: Completion of the demographic information questionnaire and anxiety questionnaire for all three groups in two shifts before training (the night before surgery) and one hour before surgery (before transferring the patient to the operating room). Method of measurement: Spiel Berger Anxiety Questionnaire.;Visual Analogue Scale Pain Severity Questionnaire score. Timepoint: Completion of the pain severity questionnaire (after transferring from the operating room to the ward). Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale Pain Severity Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNahid Norouzi

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

norouzi-na@kaums.ac.ir+98 31 5510 3142

Outcome results

None listed

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