Patients undergoing upper limb surgery under regional or local anaesthesia Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Method of Randomisation
The randomization process will be undertaken by a person who will not play any other part in the research project. It will be done using the web (pseudo)randomi
Sponsors
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Study population: 1. Aged older than 18 years 2. Presenting at the Royal United Hospital, Bath for upper limb surgery 3. Undergoing upper limb surgery under local or regional anaesthesia alone Inclusion criteria: 1. Scheduled for elective upper limb surgery 2. Intended anaesthetic technique to be regional or local anaesthesia alone 3. Body mass index 18-40 kg/m² 4. American Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) grade I-III
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Less than 18 years old 2. ASA grade IV 3. Unable to give informed consent 4. Patient refusal 5. Hearing or visually impaired 6. Inability to cooperate 7. Inability to read, speak and understand English 8. History of severe motion sickness 9. Patients scheduled to receive general anaesthesia at booking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient anxiety, measured by STAI-S score before and during awake surgery at KTS, after 15 minutes following KTS and after 10 minutes in recovery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Patient satisfaction, measured by the Bauer patient satisfaction tool via a telephone call at 48 hours after discharge 2. Physiological parameters which are potential indicators of patient anxiety (heart rate and blood pressure) at KTS, 15 minutes after KTS and after 10 minutes in recovery | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactRichard Edwards
Outcome results
None listed