Effect of Walking to the Operating Room on Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Scheduled for Outpatient Laser Therapy for Venous Insufficiency: A Monocentric Randomized Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Vein, Varicose
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Level of anxiety
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The operating room environment can be a source of anxiety for the patient, including in the context of outpatient surgery for which anxiolytic medication is rarely used. This anxiety-induced effect can be reinforced by the patient's lack of active participation.
Some studies have already shown the feasibility of patient walking to the operating room (OR) and advantages this approach(Kojima and Ina 2002; Lack 2016; Nagraj et al. 2006).
Moreover, recovery room complications and pain have also been shown to be greater after varicose vein surgery in patients with significant preoperative anxiety (Scavee et al. 2016).
Therefore, the investigators decided to test the effects of walking to OR for patients admitted for outpatient surgery for varicose vein surgery.
Investigators
Claude Hallet
Principal investigator
University of Liege
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Outpatient minimal invasive laser therapy for venous insufficiency
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inpatient surgery
- •Invasive surgery
- •Need for premedication
- •Use of walking aid
- •Non-French speaking patient
- •Patient refusal
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Level of anxiety
Time Frame: Before departure of the outpatient unit
Numerical rating scale (NRS) between 0 (= no anxiety) and 10 (=worse anxiety)
Secondary Outcomes
- Level of pain(At Day 1)
- Presence of nausea and vomiting(at Day 1)