A Study of Methods to Reduce Anxiety in Preoperative Elective Surgical Patients
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Preoperative anxietyAnaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000272392
- Lead Sponsor
- Melbourne Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged between 18 and 70 years, male and female
Presenting for elective surgery
Requiring general anaesthesia
American Society of Anesthesiologists' physical status score 1-3
Exclusion Criteria
Cardiothoracic and intracranial surgery
Day case surgery
Pre-existing anxiety disorder
Patients on psychotropic drugs preoperatively
Febrile patients T > 37.5 degrees Celsius
Allergy to midazolam
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea diagnosed on sleep study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method