Perioperative Family Updates Reduce Anxiety and Improve Satisfaction

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Family Members; Anxiety; Satisfaction

• Registration Number: NCT04330612
• Lead Sponsor: University of Vermont Medical Center

Brief Summary

This study was a randomized control trial conducted to determine if frequent, standardized updates affect anxiety and satisfaction of family members. Additionally, the investigators aimed to determine if the length of the surgical procedure effects the satisfaction with updates.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-08-30
• Study Completion: 2017-08-30
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Study First Submitted: 2020-03-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-30
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 115

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient undergoing inpatient arthroplasty, orthopaedic spine, or orthopaedic trauma procedures

Exclusion Criteria

• Age under 18
• Non-English speaking patients or families
• Patients with families that would not be waiting in the hospital during the perioperative period

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Likert Score (0-5) of level of overall satisfaction	Overall satisfaction levels measured throughout the perioperative period (up to 8.4 hours), reported at the time of final surgeon-family update. This update occurred at or near the end of the surgical procedure.	Likert Score (0-5) of level of overall satisfaction of family members throughout the perioperative period
Likert Score (0-5) of anxiety level	Anxiety levels measured throughout the perioperative period (up to 8.4 hours), reported at the time of final surgeon-family update. This update occurred at or near the end of the surgical procedure.	Likert Score (0-5) of anxiety level of family members throughout the perioperative period
Likert Score (0-5) of level of satisfaction with perioperative updates	Satisfaction with perioperative updates measured throughout the perioperative period (up to 8.4 hours), reported at the time of final surgeon-family update. This update occurred at or near the end of the surgical procedure.	Likert Score (0-5) of level of satisfaction of family members with perioperative updates throughout the perioperative period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Spearman correlation between length of procedure and Likert score of anxiety level	Procedure time defined as the time the patient enters the operating room to the time the patient exits the operating room. Anxiety levels measured throughout the perioperative period (up to 8.4 hours), reported at the time of final surgeon update.	Spearman correlation between length of procedure and Likert score (0-5) of anxiety level of family members throughout the perioperative period
Spearman correlation between length of procedure and Likert score of overall satisfaction	Procedure time defined as the time the patient enters the operating room to the time the patient exits the operating room. Satisfaction level measured throughout the perioperative period (up to 8.4 hours), reported at the time of final surgeon update.	Spearman correlation between length of procedure and Likert score (0-5) of overall satisfaction level of family members throughout the perioperative period
Spearman correlation between length of procedure and Likert score of satisfaction with perioperative updates	Procedure time defined as the time the patient enters the operating room to the time the patient exits the operating room. Satisfaction level measured throughout the perioperative period (up to 8.4 hours), reported at the time of final surgeon update.	Spearman correlation between length of procedure and Likert score of family member satisfaction with perioperative updates