The Effect of Preoperative Anxiety on Duration and Efficacy of Motor and Sensory Block in Spinal Anesthesia

Spinal anaesthesia results in blockade of sympathetic efferent neurones. Patients with higher baseline sympathetic activation have been shown to have more marked hypotension after spinal anaesthesia. Anxiety causes generalized sympathetic activation. It was aimed to find the effect of preoperative anxiety on the duration and efficacy of neuraxial anaesthesia.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Yadigar Yılmaz

Istanbul, 34230, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients aged between 18 and 55 years.
ASA I-II
BMI 18-25

Exclusion criteria

Major surgery

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire

Time frame: 20-30 minutes.

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire is a direct psychological assessment of preoperative anxiety.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2019
First posted: May 22, 2019
Registry last updated: Nov 23, 2021

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