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NCT Number: NCT04701450

Evaluation of Digital, Telephonic and Conventional Consent for Anaesthesia

In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate patient satisfaction between three methods of obtaining informed consent for anaesthesia. Patients are asked to partake in a short survey after being informed about the anaesthetic procedure either conventionally in the anesthesia department, telephonically or digitally.

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction Behavior Health Behavior Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Vienna General Hospital

Vienna, 1090, Austria

About this study

Patient satisfaction plays an important role to improve the process of medical procedures as well as patient outcome. Evaluating the subjectively experienced satisfaction is challenging. The investigators will use a questionnaire and assess waiting times in the process to determine patient satisfaction between digital, telephonic and conventional obtaining of informed consent for anaesthesia.

In this questionnaire study, patients are asked to partake in a survey after the process of obtaining consent for anaesthesia is completed. The questionnaire covers aspects of patient satisfaction with the process, such as subjective assessment of comprehensibility, waiting time and privacy.

Patients are divided into three groups. In one group, consent is obtained conventionally, in form of a visit to our anaesthesia department. In the other two groups, consent is obtained telephonically and digitally, respectively. Patients are not randomised into these groups, but included into the study after the process of obtaining consent by one of the three methods mentioned above is completed.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients for whom consent for anaesthesia is obtained

Exclusion criteria

  • Age < 18 years
  • Language barrier
  • Patients with appointed legal guardians
  • Patients unable to provide informed consent

Treatment and study plan

digital consent

Other

the patient's medical history is taken in a digital survey, information about the anaesthetic procedure is aided by video material

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient satisfaction after informed consent

    Time frame: Immediately after obtaining informed consent

    Assessment of subjectively experienced satisfaction with the process of obtaining informed consent for anesthesia

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall waiting time of patients

    Time frame: Up to three hours; from administration for informed consent until completion of informed consent

    Patient's overall waiting time in the process of obtaining consent

  2. Time expense of informed consent

    Time frame: Up to 60 minutes; from start until end of informed consent

    Overall time expense for the anaesthesiologist who is connsenting the patient

  3. Intraoperative complications

    Time frame: Up to 12 hours; From start until end of the planned surgical procedure

    Incidence of unexpected medical complications during the surgical procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Questionnaire Study to Evaluate Patient Satisfaction Between Digital, Telephonic and Conventional Obtaining of Consent for Anaesthesia

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jan 8, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 24, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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