The effect of an orientation message on emergence agitation in adult surgical patients: a randomised controlled trial

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Emergence agitation; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000287538
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Melbourne Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1.Aged greater than or equal to 18 years
2.Plan for elective or expedited non-cardiac surgery
3.Plan for relaxant general anaesthesia with an endotracheal tube
4.Minor to moderate complexity surgery
5.Expected hospital stay of greater than or equal to 1 postoperative night

Exclusion Criteria

1.Inability to provide written informed consent (e.g., language barrier, intellectual disability, cognitive deficit, urgent surgery)
2.Inability to apply headphones (e.g., ear surgery, cranial surgery)
3.Inability to hear or comprehend recorded message (e.g., language barrier, intellectual disability, cognitive deficit, hearing impairment)
4.Plan to remain intubated and sedated after leaving the operating room
5.Previously randomised to the trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emergence agitation in the operating room[Riker Sedation Agitation Scale Continuously assessed from cessation of anaesthetic administration until the patient leaves the operating room. The blinded investigator will record the scale score at anaesthetic cessation and the new score every time there is a change.]