Comparison and Opinion on the Safety of Teleconsultation Versus Traditional Anaesthetic Consultation in a Day Hospital

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Completed

• Conditions: Pre-anaesthetic Consultation
• Interventions: Other: preanaesthetic classical physical consultation; Other: preanaesthetic teleconsultation

• Registration Number: NCT06248060
• Lead Sponsor: Erasme University Hospital

Brief Summary

A pre-anaesthetic consultation is compulsory. It must be carried out at least 8 days before a scheduled medical and/or surgical operation. Its main objectives are to take the patient's history, carry out a clinical examination, select the complementary examinations that should be carried out, and inform the patient of the procedure and the type of anaesthetic proposed. In a world moving towards virtualisation, a number of medical specialities have opted for remote consultations, either by telephone or video-conferencing. Teleconsultation seems to offer greater satisfaction, not only for patients, but also for surgeons and anaesthetists. It is also associated with a reduction in the distance travelled by patients, costs and financial expenditure, with no increase in the rate of cancellation of surgery. For the first time at the Brussels University Hospital (Erasme), the anaesthesia and intensive care team will gradually introduce the system of pre-anaesthetic teleconsultation by telephone from October 2023.

The aim of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of preanaesthetic teleconsultation at the Erasme HUB. In fact, it would be better to have results based on local expertise in order to give an answer on the effectiveness, safety and security of this innovative method, which will be officially implemented in October 2023.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-08
• Study Start: 2024-02-15
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-08
• Study Completion: 2024-04-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Participation in another clinical study within the previous month.
• Patient unable to complete the questionnaire.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Before preanaesthetic teleconsultation implementation	preanaesthetic classical physical consultation	-
After preanaesthetic teleconsultation implementation	preanaesthetic teleconsultation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Score of Patient endangerment (0-4)	at the 1 day of surgery	Patient endangerment : 0 = Nothing to report; 1 = Lack of information but no danger to the patient; 2 =Lack of information and reduced safety but intervention maintained; 3 = Too great a risk to the patient.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre-operative anxiety scorereported on LIKERT scale (1-5)	Baseline (before the procedure)	How would you rate your level of anxiety? 1 = Not at all anxious; 2 = Slightly anxious; 3 = Moderately anxious; 4 = Somewhat anxious; 5 = Very anxious
Satisfaction scores reported on LIKERT scale (1-5)	Baseline (before the procedure)	How do you feel about the anaesthetic teleconsultation? 1 = Very satisfied; 2 = Satisfied; 3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied; 4 = Not very satisfied; 5 = Not at all satisfied.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Boudart Céline; 🇧🇪 Bruxelles, Belgium