Effects of Sympathy and Touch on Anxiety of Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02000245

Enrollment

267

Registered

2013-12-04

Start date

2013-10-31

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2016-04-20

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Conditions

Anxiety

Keywords

bronchoscopy, anxiety, touch, sympathy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of verbal expression of sympathy and touch on anxiety of patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy

Interventions

BEHAVIORALverbal expression for compassion

The doctor going to perform bronchoscopy tells a short sentence to a patient. (Hello, I'm Dr.OO. During this test, I will keep an eye on you. Don't worry)

BEHAVIORALtouch

The doctor going to perform bronchoscopy puts a hand on the patient's shoulder

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* adult patients undergoing diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy * hospitalized patients

Exclusion criteria

* patients who have undergone fiberoptic bronchoscopy * not hospitalized patients * cognitive impairment * refusal to enroll

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
change of visual analogue scale (VAS) for anxiety	baseline (arrival at the test room), and follow-up (at least 10 min after baseline, right before undergoing bronchoscopy

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfaction of patients after fiberoptic bronchoscopy	within 6 hours after bronchoscopy

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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