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Effect of an information leaflet about surgical wound infection (SWI) on recollection of information and satisfaction of patients operated on for scheduled surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN58419709
Enrollment
200
Registered
2008-07-30
Start date
2005-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgical wound infection Infections and Infestations Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

According to the French regulation, no formal approval was required from the patient. To avoid memorisation bias, patients were told that the subject of the study was quality of care, and not informat

Sponsors

Rouen University Hospital (France)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 18 years, both males and females 2. Patients scheduled for surgery in the Digestive Surgery Department of the Rouen University Hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients younger than 18 years 2. Patients requiring an emergency surgery 3. Patients with literacy difficulties or with cognitive impairment 4. Patients who do not speak French 5. Patients refusing to be interviewed 5 weeks after surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patients' satisfaction concerning information about surgical wound infection, assessed by a telephone interview 5 +/- 1 week after surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The following were assessed by a telephone interview 5 +/- 1 week after surgery: 1. Recollection of information 2. Attitude towards surgery and surgical wound infection

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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