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NCT Number: NCT07740759

Impact of Educational Videos on Pre-operative Anxiety

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if educational videos can reduce pre-operative anxiety in patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. The main question it aims to answer are:

do patient education videos decrease preoperative anxiety? do patient education videos increase patient preparedness for surgery? Researchers will compare the group who watched the videos preoperatively to the group who only underwent the usual counseling at the preoperative visit to see if the results of a survey that measures anxiety and preparedness differ.

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: one group that will be asked to watch the educational videos and one group that will not. All participants will attend their pre-operative appointment as usual and complete a survey afterwards.

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Key information

Conditions

Endometriosis Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Adenomyosis Adnexal Mass Adnexal Surgery Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Fibroids Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Hemorrhage Hysterectomy Leiomyoma Metrorrhagia Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Myomectomy Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue Neurologic Manifestations Ovarian Cystectomy Pain Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pelvic Pain Signs and Symptoms Urogenital Diseases Uterine Diseases Uterine Hemorrhage

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UConn Health

Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • English speaking patients over the age of 18 who plan to undergo any of the following laparoscopic surgeries, which includes robotic-assisted laparoscopy, with a MIGS provider: diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic endometriosis excision, adnexal surgery, laparoscopic myomectomy, total laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Concomitant procedures permitted (such as bowel resection for endometriosis, hysteroscopy, dilation and curettage, cystoscopy, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant patients
  • Incarcerated patients
  • Patients under the age of 18

Treatment and study plan

Educational Video

Other

The videos provide an overview of the following topics: preoperative instructions, female pelvic anatomy, positioning during surgery, the uterine manipulator device, pelvic laparoscopy, total hysterectomy, and postoperative instructions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Preoperative anxiety as measured by the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

    Time frame: once, at the preoperative appointment

    The STAI will be used to survey the anxiety patients feel in relation to their upcoming surgery. An STAI score of ≥ 40 has been used to define clinical anxiety in the literature, so this will be the threshold to define clinically significant pre-operative anxiety. STAI scores will be compared between groups using linear regression models, both unadjusted and adjusted for any unbalanced baseline covariates.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Preoperative patient preparedness

    Time frame: Once, at the preoperative appointment

    Preparedness will be measured by a patient preparedness questionnaire (PPQ). Preparedness will be determined by answering "strongly agree" to the last question on the PPQ ("Overall, I feel prepared for my upcoming surgery"). Preparedness will be analyzed using logistic regression models, also with and without covariate adjustment.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UConn Health

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Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Educational Videos on Anxiety Prior to Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Aug 3, 2026
Registry last updated
Aug 3, 2026

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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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