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CompletedNCT03361488SPI-RECALLUpdated Apr 25, 2018

Effect of Structured Patient Interviews in the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic on Recall of Relevant Information

An interventional study of Trained anesthesiogist in Anesthesia, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified and Communication, sponsored by Nicolai Goettel. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-04-25.

Sponsored by Nicolai Goettel · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 10 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2015, registered Nov 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
47
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The preanesthetic visit influences patient satisfaction and medical outcome. This study aims to evaluate whether training for a structured interview technique improves communication skills, resulting in increased recall of relevant information by surgical patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Anesthesia
  • Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
  • Communication

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In context

Communication

719 studies on the registry are indexed under Communication; 159 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 47 is below the median of 144 across 571 interventional studies indexed under Communication.

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Lead sponsor

Nicolai Goettel is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Surgical patients in the preoperative anesthesia clinic
  • Written

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inadequate comprehension of the German language
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
47 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Trained anesthesiologist

    Patient interview by anesthesiologists having obtained training to optimize structured communication

    Other: Trained anesthesiogist

  • No intervention
    Control anesthesiologist

    Patient interview by control anesthesiologists

Interventions

  • OtherTrained anesthesiogist
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Recall of information

    Number of recalled information items in free text, expert assessment according to predefined Delphi criteria

    Time frame: Immediately after patient interview

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospital Basel
    Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 25, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03361488
Lead sponsor
Nicolai Goettel
Responsible party
Nicolai Goettel (MD, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Dec 4, 2017
Start date
Jan 2015
Primary completion
Apr 2015
Completion
Apr 2015
Last update
Apr 25, 2018

Study contacts

Nicolai Goettel, MD
principal investigator · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Albert Urwyler, MD
study chair · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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