Multimedia Information and Pre-operative Anxiety

A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial of the Impact of Multimedia Information to Reduce Pre-operative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Major Elective Surgery

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01621828

Acronym

MIPA

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-18

Start date

2012-07-31

Completion date

2012-08-31

Last updated

2023-08-22

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Conditions

Anxiety

Keywords

pre-operative anxiety, multimedia information, operating theatre

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to investigate a possible reduction in pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing major elective surgery, by providing multimedia information regarding the patient pathway to and from the Operating Theatre.

Detailed description

To determine whether multimedia information reduces the level of pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing major elective surgery. To evaluate the efficacy of a video, showing the patient pathway to and from the Operating Theatre, compared with standard information, a written leaflet, about the operating room experience and environment.

Interventions

OTHERvideo

a video, showing the patient pathway to and from the Operating Theatre, about the operating room experience and environment.

OTHERleaflet

a written leaflet, about the operating room experience and environment.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients undergoing major elective surgery, never previously undergoing surgery as an adult (\>18) and admitted to hospital at least one day before the scheduled surgery.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients unable to give consent. * Patients not able to watch the video. * Patients admitted the same day of the planned surgery. * Patients not at the first experience of surgery as an adult (\>18).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pre-operative anxiety	two months	To determine whether multimedia information reduces the level of pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing major elective surgery. To evaluate the efficacy of a video, showing the patient pathway to and from the Operating Theatre, compared with standard information, a written leaflet, about the operating room experience and environment.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026