Does written emotional disclosure improve wound healing in surgical patients?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: healing of surgical wounds; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000281796
• Lead Sponsor: Elizabeth Broadbent

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-03-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

all patients who are scheduled for bariatric surgery at ADHB

Exclusion Criteria

aged less than 16 years; unable to communicate in English; have enduring power of attorney (e.g. may lack the ability to consent freely); and, are currently clinically depressed

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified