The impact of individual conversation and information intervention on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain

Individual conversation and information as anxiety prevention: preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain, among women with abdominal hysterectomy of benign indication

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN53835337

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-24

Start date

2013-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-06-08

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Conditions

Hysterectomy of benign indication Surgery

Interventions

Randomization will be stratified in blocks of 8 in order to ensure an equal distribution over time. Patients will be randomized to two groups: 1. Intervention: a preoperative individua

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 or over 2. Referred to abdominal hysterectomy 3. Read and understand Danish 4. Informed written consent and authorization given

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anxiety and other mental disorders 2. Daily use of anxiolytic 3. Daily use of opioids 4. Allergic to opioids 5. Chronic pain 6. Body Mass Index (BMI) above 35

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain is measured on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Measurements will be performed twice: at baseline and at 4 weeks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Anxiety is measured on State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) 2. Nausea, measured on a VAS Measurements will be performed twice: at baseline and at 4 weeks. Incidence of nausea and vomiting, diet and fluid intake, activity, postoperative hospital stay.	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

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