Influence of Preoperative Support on Anxiety, Pain and Satisfaction With Postoperative Analgesia

National Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Poland

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgery, Thoracic; Pain, Postoperative

Treatments: Behavioral: Additional information support from a psychologist; Behavioral: Routine preoperative information from a nurse

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03488459

10.5

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to analyze a relationship between information support provided by an interdisciplinary team and the levels of anxiety, pain and satisfaction with postoperative analgesia in children and adolescents subjected to thoracic surgeries.

Full description

The study included 112 consecutive pediatric patients qualified for lateral thoracotomy or Ravitch procedure. The subjects were randomized to the control group (n=56) provided with a routine preoperative information from a nurse, and the experimental group (n=56) offered additional psychological consultation.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• thoracic surgery (lateral thoracotomy or Ravitch procedure),
• the American Society of Anesthesiologists score 1 or 2.

Exclusion criteria

• presence of a mental disorder,
• anticancer treatment,
• preoperative pain,
• problems with verbal communication ,
• lack of postoperative drainage of the chest.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

Routine preoperative information from a nurse

Other group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Routine preoperative information from a nurse

Additional information support from a psychologist

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Additional information support from a psychologist