The impact of individual conversation and information intervention on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hysterectomy of benign indication; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN53835337
• Lead Sponsor: Horsens Regional Hospital (Denmark)

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v10n1p67 (added 29/05/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-01-24
• Study Completion: 2015-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 8 June 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18 or over
2. Referred to abdominal hysterectomy
3. Read and understand Danish
4. Informed written consent and authorization given

Exclusion Criteria

1. Anxiety and other mental disorders
2. Daily use of anxiolytic
3. Daily use of opioids
4. Allergic to opioids
5. Chronic pain
6. Body Mass Index (BMI) above 35

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain is measured on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Measurements will be performed twice: at baseline and at 4 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Anxiety is measured on State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)<br> 2. Nausea, measured on a VAS<br><br> Measurements will be performed twice: at baseline and at 4 weeks. Incidence of nausea and vomiting, diet and fluid intake, activity, postoperative hospital stay.<br>