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Preoperative optimisation of patient expectations through a video-based microintervention to improve treatment outcomes in orthopaedic surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Fracture of extremities, acute postoperative pain
Registration Number
DRKS00031516
Lead Sponsor
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
126
Inclusion Criteria

elective surgery of the upper/lower extremities (fractures),
surgery scheduled within the next 3 days,
ability to consent to participate,
presence of a signed informed consent document,
sufficient command of the German language

Exclusion Criteria

younger than 18 years, not able to consent,
insufficient command of the German language,
emergency surgeries and tumour-related surgeries,
not wanting to participate

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain intensity (11-point NRS), on postoperative days 1 and 7 (POD1, POD7)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain-related disability (Pain Disability Index),<br>Health-related quality of life (SF-12),<br>Treatment satisfaction (11-point NRS)<br>Dose and amount of perioperatively consumed analgesics<br>State-Anxiety (STAI SKD),<br>Pain Catastrophising (PCS),<br>Items regarding expectations and perceived expectation violation (i.a. TEX-Q)<br>Participant feedback regarding video<br><br>Manipulation check after having received the intervention:<br>Surgical fear (SFQ),<br>State-Anxiety (STAI SKD)<br>Pain catastrophising (PCS),<br>Expectations (TEX-Q),<br>Perceived helpfulness regarding the intervention as well as degree to which participants feel adequately informed about the surgery (11-point NRS)
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