Preoperative Relaxation and Intensified Patient Surgery Education in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery

Effects of Preoperative Relaxation and Intensified Surgery Education on Preoperative Wellbeing and Postoperative Complaints in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02541357

Acronym

MBM_Colo

Enrollment

Registered

2015-09-04

Start date

2015-09-30

Completion date

2016-10-31

Last updated

2017-05-25

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Conditions

Gastrointestinal Diseases

Keywords

Colorectal Surgery

Brief summary

This study aims to test the effects of a Preoperative Relaxation intervention and an Intensified Surgery Patient Education on pre- and postoperative wellbeing and health in Patients Undergoing colorectal surgery.

Detailed description

A former pilot study has shown that a preoperative relaxation program was effective in reducing preoperative anxiety. However the intervention was biased by concurrent pre-surgery education. Therefore this study aims to test the effects of a Preoperative Relaxation intervention and an Intensified Surgery Patient Education on pre- and postoperative wellbeing and health in Patients Undergoing colorectal surgery using a factorial design.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALrelaxation program

relaxation and mindfulness techniques such as body scan, breathing meditation or imagination exercises 1 week program, one introductory session and daily home practice

BEHAVIORALsurgery education

intensified education unit to reduce anxiety and stress, by using pictures and videos of rooms, and procedures of the planned surgery 1 single unit in the week before the surgery

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* referral for colorectal surgery * preoperative anxiety at least 4/10 points on a numeric rating scale * physical and mental capability to participant * written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Emergency surgery * known malignoma * severe comorbidity * severe psychological disorders * immunosuppression * coagulation disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
preoperative anxiety	day of surgery	State Anxiety (STAI-S) (Spielberger 1970)
postoperative pain intensity	day after the surgery, before meditation	numeric rating scale for pain at rest, pain at mobilization, coughing, washing, breathing and moving

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative fatigue	day after surgery	Fatigue measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
postoperative nausea	Day after surgery	Nausea measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
preoperative anxiety	day of surgery	Trait Anxiety (STAI-T) (Spielberger 1970)
Satisfaction with care	10 days after surgery	Satisfaction with the operation, the hospital care on a visual analog scale each from 0 (not satisfied) to 100 (most satisfied)
Satisfaction with interventions	10 days after surgery	Satisfaction with interventions on a visual analog scale each from 0 (not satisfied) to 100 (most satisfied)
postoperative complications	10 days after surgery	Number of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events
postoperative disability	day after surgery	interference of pain with movement, coughing, waking up at night and disturbed mood

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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