Will a preoperative video on anaesthesia better stick than a consultation with an anesthesiologist?

Information retention after video (augmented) preoperative anesthesiological education: a pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13174388

Enrollment

150

Registered

2022-08-17

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Information retention after preoperative assessment by anaesthesiologist or video education in patients scheduled for surgery Surgery

Interventions

Participants will be allocated by simple randomization (1:1:1:1) embedded in the trial software (E+POS by NovaCair) to one of four arms: 1. A control group that will only fill out the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults visiting the preoperative anesthesia clinic 2. Scheduled for elective surgery 3. Able to read, write and understand the Dutch language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiothoracic surgery 2. Caesarian sections

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The effect size (Cohen's d) of video (augmented) preoperative anesthesiological education measured using the RAKQ at baseline, 14 and 42 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Recruitment rate measured as the number of participants recruited per month of the study 2. Loss to follow-up measured as the number of participants lost at baseline, 14 and 42 days	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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