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Influence of Preoperative Fear on Pain and Postoperative Outcomes
Led by Dr. Negrin University Hospital · Updated on 2025-08-24
138
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
2 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This research aims to understand how fear of anesthesia, surgery, and hospitals affects pain control and recovery after scheduled surgeries. It focuses on patients undergoing surgery who may experience anxiety and fear that could lead to worse postoperative pain and outcomes. The study is observational and will include 138 patients to explore these emotional factors and their impact on recovery. Before surgery, patients will be assessed with two questionnaires: one measuring fear related to anesthesia, surgery, and hospitals, and another evaluating anxiety levels using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. After surgery, patients will be monitored for pain using the Numerical Rating Scale during the first 24 hours. The study will follow patients until discharge to understand how preoperative emotions relate to postoperative pain. Participants will be interviewed the day before surgery to complete the fear and anxiety questionnaires and then monitored on the first day after surgery to assess pain levels. Researchers will collect data until patients leave the hospital. The main measurement is postoperative pain within the first 24 hours using the Numerical Rating Scale. This approach allows researchers to observe the connection between pre-surgery emotions and recovery outcomes in a real-world hospital setting.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Influence of Preoperative Fear on Pain and Postoperative Outcomes
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients 18 years old or older scheduled for surgery with hospital admission during the study period
- Able to provide verbal and written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Under 18 years old (minors)
- Cognitive impairment
- Unable to understand or respond to preoperative questionnaires
- Unable to respond to postoperative pain assessments
- Declined to give informed consent
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
Duration - 1 day before surgery
Participants complete preoperative questionnaires to assess fear of anesthesia, surgery, and hospitals, as well as anxiety levels.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - Until discharge after surgery
Participants undergo scheduled surgery under general anesthesia with hospital admission and are monitored for postoperative pain using a numerical rating scale.
1 visit on the first postoperative day (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, 35002
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Research Team
Á
Ángel Becerra Bolaños, MD PhD
A
Aurelio Rodríguez-Pérez, MD PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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