Focus on Experienced Anxiety Related to an Emergency Department Visit

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06202729

Acronym

FEAR-ED

Enrollment

139

Registered

2024-01-11

Start date

2023-11-08

Completion date

2023-12-11

Last updated

2024-03-13

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Conditions

Fear

Keywords

Fear, anxiety

Brief summary

The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety in adult patients attending the ED of the Medical Centre Leeuwarden.

Detailed description

Determination of the prevalence of anxiety in adult patients attending the ED of the Medical Centre Leeuwarden. Secondarily, the common causes of anxiety and the effect of anxiety on the time of presentation to the ED and perceived pain will be investigated. In addition to gaining more insight into the relationship between the ED and anxiety, the study aims to raise awareness of anxiety among patients in the ED.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire

GAD-7, VAS-A, NRS

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 years and older * Competent to decide on study participation * Written informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

* Patients from who a Dutch questionnaire cannot be obtained (e.g. delirious, comatose, confused and non-Dutch speaking patients) * If the reason for ED presentation is: suicide, intoxication or reporting from a sexual violence center * Patients with an active eating disorder * Patient already included in this study * Objection to the use of patient data registered in the EPD

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Prevalence of anxiety measured by GAD-7 and VAS-A	Two weeks prior to ED presentation	What is the prevalence of anxiety among adult patients in the ED?

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Timing ER visit	1 Day	What influence does fear have on the timing of the ER visit?
Start of fear (open question)	1 Day	What was the moment when fear arised?
Influence of pain (NRS) on fear (GAD-7)	1 Day	What is the influence of pain on fear experienced?
Cause of fear (open question)	1 Day	What is the cause of fear?

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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