Effects of Sympathy and Touch on Anxiety of Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: touch; Behavioral: verbal expression for compassion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02000245

1307-042-504 (Other Identifier)

STAF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of verbal expression of sympathy and touch on anxiety of patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy

Enrollment: 267 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult patients undergoing diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy
• hospitalized patients

Exclusion criteria

• patients who have undergone fiberoptic bronchoscopy
• not hospitalized patients
• cognitive impairment
• refusal to enroll

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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267 participants in 3 patient groups

verbal expression for compassion

Active Comparator group

Description:

verbal expression for compassion

Treatment:

Behavioral: verbal expression for compassion

verbal expression and touch

Active Comparator group

Description:

verbal expression and touch

Treatment:

Behavioral: touch

Behavioral: verbal expression for compassion

control

No Intervention group

Description:

control