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

NCT ID: NCT03361488

Last Updated: 2018-04-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

47 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anesthesia Surgical Procedure, Unspecified Communication

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Trained anesthesiologist

Patient interview by anesthesiologists having obtained training to optimize structured communication

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Trained anesthesiogist

Intervention Type OTHER

Control anesthesiologist

Patient interview by control anesthesiologists

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Trained anesthesiogist

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

* Inadequate comprehension of the German language
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Nicolai Goettel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nicolai Goettel

MD

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nicolai Goettel, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Albert Urwyler, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Locations

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University Hospital Basel

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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SPI-RECALL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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