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Clinical Trials/NCT03361488
NCT03361488CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Structured Patient Interviews in the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic on Recall of Relevant Information

Nicolai Goettel1 site in 1 country47 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2015Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
47
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Recall of information

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The preanesthetic visit influences patient satisfaction and medical outcome. This study aims to evaluate whether training for a structured interview technique improves communication skills, resulting in increased recall of relevant information by surgical patients.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Surgical patients in the preoperative anesthesia clinic
  • •Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Inadequate comprehension of the German language

Arms & Interventions

Trained anesthesiologist

Experimental

Patient interview by anesthesiologists having obtained training to optimize structured communication

Intervention: Trained anesthesiogist (Other)

Control anesthesiologist

No Intervention

Patient interview by control anesthesiologists

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Recall of information

Time Frame: Immediately after patient interview

Number of recalled information items in free text, expert assessment according to predefined Delphi criteria

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Nicolai Goettel
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor Investigator
Principal Investigator

Nicolai Goettel

MD

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Study Sites (1)

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