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NCT Number: NCT06248060

Comparison and Opinion on the Safety of Teleconsultation Versus Traditional Anaesthetic Consultation in a Day Hospital

A pre-anaesthetic consultation is compulsory. It must be carried out at least 8 days before a scheduled medical and/or surgical operation. Its main objectives are to take the patient's history, carry out a clinical examination, select the complementary examinations that should be carried out, and inform the patient of the procedure and the type of anaesthetic proposed. In a world moving towards virtualisation, a number of medical specialities have opted for remote consultations, either by telephone or video-conferencing. Teleconsultation seems to offer greater satisfaction, not only for patients, but also for surgeons and anaesthetists. It is also associated with a reduction in the distance travelled by patients, costs and financial expenditure, with no increase in the rate of cancellation of surgery. For the first time at the Brussels University Hospital (Erasme), the anaesthesia and intensive care team will gradually introduce the system of pre-anaesthetic teleconsultation by telephone from October 2023.

The aim of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of preanaesthetic teleconsultation at the Erasme HUB. In fact, it would be better to have results based on local expertise in order to give an answer on the effectiveness, safety and security of this innovative method, which will be officially implemented in October 2023.

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Key information

Conditions

Pre-anaesthetic Consultation

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Boudart Céline

Brussels, 1070, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

for prospective group (AFTER):

  • Patients scheduled for any surgery at one day hospital and who have signed the consent form.
  • Pre-anaesthetic consultation by telephone.

Inclusion criteria

for retrospective group (BEFORE):

  • patients having undergone any surgery at one day hospital during the period between 01/01/2023 and 31/06/2023.
  • Pre-anaesthetic consultation carried out face-to-face.
  • Patients eligible for teleconsultation

Exclusion criteria

  • Participation in another clinical study within the previous month.
  • Patient unable to complete the questionnaire.

Treatment and study plan

preanaesthetic classical physical consultation

Other

Pre-anaesthetic classical consultation before teleconsultation implementation

preanaesthetic teleconsultation

Other

Pre-anaesthetic consultation by telephone for eligible patients according to the criteria set

Primary outcomes

  1. Score of Patient endangerment (0-4)

    Time frame: at the 1 day of surgery

    Patient endangerment : 0 = Nothing to report; 1 = Lack of information but no danger to the patient; 2 =Lack of information and reduced safety but intervention maintained; 3 = Too great a risk to the patient.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Satisfaction scores reported on LIKERT scale (1-5)

    Time frame: Baseline (before the procedure)

    How do you feel about the anaesthetic teleconsultation? 1 = Very satisfied; 2 = Satisfied; 3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied; 4 = Not very satisfied; 5 = Not at all satisfied.

  2. Pre-operative anxiety scorereported on LIKERT scale (1-5)

    Time frame: Baseline (before the procedure)

    How would you rate your level of anxiety? 1 = Not at all anxious; 2 = Slightly anxious; 3 = Moderately anxious; 4 = Somewhat anxious; 5 = Very anxious

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Erasme University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison and Opinion on the Safety of Teleconsultation

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Feb 8, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 19, 2024

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