An interventional study of relaxation program and surgery education in Hernia, Inguinal, Anxiety and Postoperative Pain, sponsored by Universität Duisburg-Essen. Status unknown at 1 site in Germany. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-05-25.
Sponsored by Universität Duisburg-Essen · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study aims to test the effects of a Preoperative Relaxation intervention and an Intensified Surgery Patient Education on pre- and postoperative wellbeing and health in Patients Undergoing Herniotomy.
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561 studies on the registry are indexed under Hernia, Inguinal; 76 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 108 is above the median of 90 across 414 interventional studies indexed under Hernia, Inguinal.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Does not receive a specific study intervention
preoperative relaxation program
Behavioral: relaxation program
single education unit to understand the complete surgical procedures
Behavioral: surgery education
preoperative relaxation program AND single education unit
Behavioral: relaxation program · Behavioral: surgery education
relaxation and mindfulness techniques such as body scan, breathing meditation or imagination exercises 1 week programm, one introductory session and daily home practice
intensified education unit to reduce anxiety and stress, by using pictures and videos of rooms, and procedures of the planned surgery 1 single unit in the week before the surgery
preoperative anxiety (State Anxiety (STAI-S)
State Anxiety (STAI-S) (Spielberger 1970)
Time frame: day of surgery
postoperative pain intensity (numeric rating scale)
numeric rating scale for pain at rest, pain at mobilization, coughing, washing, breathing and moving
Time frame: day after the surgery, before medication
preoperative anxiety Trait Anxiety (STAI-T)
(Spielberger 1970)
Time frame: day of surgery
preoperative anxiety Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)
Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) (Berth 2007)
Time frame: day of surgery
preoperative anxiety Anaesthesia- and Surgery-dependent Preoperative Anxiety (ASPA)
Anaesthesia- and Surgery-dependent Preoperative Anxiety (ASPA) (Wetsch 2009)
Time frame: day of surgery
postoperative disability
interference of pain with movement, coughing, waking up at night and disturbed mood
Time frame: day after surgery
postoperative disability
interference of pain with movement, coughing, waking up at night and disturbed mood
Time frame: 2 days after surgery
postoperative disability
interference of pain with movement, coughing, waking up at night and disturbed mood
Time frame: 10 days after surgery
postoperative fatigue Fatigue measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Fatigue measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Time frame: Day after surgery
postoperative fatigue Fatigue measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Fatigue measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Time frame: 2 days after surgery
postoperative fatigue Fatigue measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Fatigue measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Time frame: 10 days after surgery
postoperative nausea Nausea measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Nausea measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Time frame: Day after surgery
postoperative nausea Nausea measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Nausea measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Time frame: 2 days after surgery
postoperative nausea Nausea measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Nausea measured by 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
Time frame: 10 days after surgery
postoperative complications
postoperative complications such as wound healing, haematoma, seroma, swelling, nausea, vomiting, bleeing, fever
Time frame: 10 days after surgery
Satisfaction with care
Satisfaction with the operation, the hospital care
Time frame: 10 days after surgery
Satisfaction with interventions
Satisfaction with the interventions
Time frame: 10 days after surgery
course of surgery
blood pressure, use of medication during operation, amount of gases during insufflation
Time frame: day of surgery
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