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NCT Number: NCT06419088

Effect of Preoperative Individualized Education on Anxiety and Recovery.

Researchers aim to investigate whether individualized preoperative education for patients is beneficial in reducing perioperative anxiety, promoting postoperative recovery, and enhancing postoperative quality of life. The educational content will cover aspects such as the surgery procedure, anesthesia, postoperative pain and anxiety management, recovery time, and any potential required treatments. All participants will be administered a questionnaire before the surgery to evaluate their specific concerns and fears. The intervention group will receive preoperative education through audio-visual materials followed by targeted preoperative counseling, while the control group will receive routine preoperative education.

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Key information

Conditions

Education

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China

About this study

Patients who met the research criteria were consulted prior to surgery, during which the research objectives were explained, and written consent was obtained. Following baseline assessment, patients were randomly allocated to either the individualized education group or the routine education group. Sociodemographic information was collected through face-to-face interviews conducted in the ward. Additionally, levels of anxiety and adverse events (sleep, pain, nausea, vomiting) were measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Patient anxieties regarding different aspects were assessed using specific concerns and fears scales.

The intervention group received individualized educational interventions utilizing audiovisual materials. Based on identified personalized educational needs, researchers administered individualized preoperative education to the intervention group in the ward. Patients in the control group received only routine preoperative education from clinical nurses.

The second assessment was conducted before patients were transferred to the operating room. Anxiety levels and adverse events (preoperative sleep, pain, nausea, and vomiting) were assessed using HADS and VAS. Postoperatively, pain, nausea, vomiting, and coughing were evaluated three times daily for the first three days (every 8 hours) using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and sleep was assessed daily using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Chronic symptoms and quality of life were assessed at postoperative weeks 1, 2, 4, 12, 26, and 52. Chronic cough was evaluated using the Leicester Cough Questionnaire, and chronic pain was evaluated using the Brief Pain Inventory. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and HADS were used for continuous assessment of quality of life, anxiety, and depression status.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18 or above;
  • Received single-port thoracoscopic surgery;
  • Volunteered to participate in the study and signed an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of a mental disorder
  • Preoperative pain
  • Pregnancy
  • Presence of other tumours requiring treatment.

Treatment and study plan

Preoperative individualized education

Other

Based on the identified individual education needs, the researcher implemented audio-visual education to the intervention group in the ward.

Primary outcomes

  1. Anxiety status

    Time frame: Before and after education, 12 months after surgery

    Change in anxiety intensity scores

  2. Postoperative pain

    Time frame: Baseline, postoperative days 1,2,3

    The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the intensity of pain, where 0 meant no pain, and 10 - the most severe pain.

  3. Postoperative nausea and vomiting

    Time frame: Baseline, postoperative days 1,2,3

    The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the intensity of nausea and vomiting

  4. Sleep disorders

    Time frame: Baseline, postoperative days 1,2,3

    Change in Athens Insomnia Scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. Postoperative Complications

    Time frame: 12 months after surgery

    The incidence of common postoperative complications

  2. Quality of life after surgery

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 months after surgery

    Change from baseline in quality of life scores on the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30 item Quality of Life Questionnaire at postoperative weeks 1, 2, 4, 12, 26, and 52.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Preoperative Individualized Education on Anxiety and Recovery in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 17, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 11, 2025

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