Fear and Anxiety in Anesthesia-Naïve Patients Pre-operatively vs Post-operatively
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorStony Brook University
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to understand how fear and anxiety felt by anesthesia-naive patients compares before versus after their scheduled surgery. Patients who are scheduled to undergo a low-risk surgery/procedure and have never had anesthesia before will be asked to:
1. Fill out a survey before their surgery in the perioperative setting 2. Answer follow-up questions over the phone a few days after their surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18 years old or over
Patient undergoing anesthesia for the first time
Patients who are not pregnant by self report
Disqualifiers
Patients under 18
Patients who are pregnant
Patients undergoing high-risk surgeries
Patients undergoing cancer-related procedures
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Survey using a questionnaire.
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov