Effect of Structured Patient Interviews in the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic on Recall of Relevant Information

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03361488

Acronym

SPI-RECALL

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-04

Start date

2015-01-31

Completion date

2015-04-30

Last updated

2018-04-25

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Communication, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Brief summary

The preanesthetic visit influences patient satisfaction and medical outcome. This study aims to evaluate whether training for a structured interview technique improves communication skills, resulting in increased recall of relevant information by surgical patients.

Interventions

OTHERTrained anesthesiogist

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Surgical patients in the preoperative anesthesia clinic * Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Inadequate comprehension of the German language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Recall of information	Immediately after patient interview	Number of recalled information items in free text, expert assessment according to predefined Delphi criteria

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

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