Effect of preoperative anxiety on patients selecting choice of anesthesia in patients scheduled for regional anesthesia

• Conditions: - the association of preoperative anxiety level, patients preferable for choice of anesthesia - the understanding of patients' fear will be useful for anesthesiologists to give counsel to patients; preoperative period, anxiety, fear, regional anesthesia

• Registration Number: TCTR20190106002
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-06
• Study Completion: 2019-07-03
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are scheduled for elective procedures under regional anesthesia included of neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve block
-Patients who are classified American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) Physical status Classes I-III
-Patients who are aged over 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

-Patients who are scheduled for elective procedures under regional anesthesia combined with general anesthesia
-Patients not willing to participate in the study
-Patients with communication problems such as not understanding and speaking Thai, mental retardation, organic brain damage etc.
-Patients with history of a psychiatric disorders
-Pregnancy patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patients selecting choice of anesthesia immediate descriptive

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the level of preoperative anxiety immediate APAIS (Thai version), the patients’ fears and perception about regional anesthesia immediate modified Alberta survey questionnaire