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CompletedNCT03521453PEPPERUpdated Nov 17, 2020

PEPPER : PErcePtion of Pre-anesthesia Visit With or Without Robot

An observational study in Satisfaction, Personal and Anesthesia, sponsored by University Hospital, Angers. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 120 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-11-17.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Angers · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
298
Ages
18 Years to 120 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Pre-anesthesia visit for scheduled surgery is mandatory by law in France. During this visit, patients should be informed of the different available technics of anesthesia (i.e. general or loco-regional) and of their own risks .

Nowadays, many informations are given through written paper and leaflets, just before the consultation. In addition, patients need usually to wait for the doctor. This time may be used to give information, and new information's support, such as videos, may be used.

The aim of this study is to evaluated if a robot (PEPPER), who is able to answer to patients and to give informations, may increase the satisfaction of patients having a pre anesthesia visit for a scheduled surgery.

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Before- after observational study.

All adult patients (age≥18 yrs) coming for a pre-anesthesia visit will be proposed to fulfill a questionnaire regarding their satisfaction and the quality of information they received.

  • in the first period, patients will receive paper informations before the anesthesia visit.
  • in the second period, they will have the same paper informations but a robot PEPPER will also stand in the waiting room and propose to the patients to give them informations about anesthesia, patients journey, risks, blood transfusion etc...
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Conditions studied

  • Satisfaction, Personal
  • Anesthesia
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In context

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Angers is the lead sponsor of 464 studies on the registry; 116 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 120 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

All adult patients scheduled for a pre-Anesthesia visit during the study period (for orthopedic, general, urologic, ophthalmologic surgeries or for endoscopic examination under anesthesia).

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients scheduled for a pre-Anesthesia visit during the study period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refusal to answer the questionnaire
  • unable to answer the questionnaire (not speaking french...)
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
298 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Before

    Conventionnel written information

  • After, with PEPPER

    Written information + presence of a robot (PEPPER) in the waiting room, who will give informations.

    Other: PEPPER robot

Interventions

  • OtherPEPPER robot

    Presence of a Robot (PEPPER Robot), designed and programmed to give informations, using a screen and vocal. All the patients in the second period will have access to,the robot, while waiting for the visit.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Patients satisfaction about the pre-anesthesia visit

    numerical scale from 0 to 10 (poor to excellent)

    Time frame: 1 hour

Secondary outcomes

  1. quality of information

    numerical scale from 0 to 10 (poor to excellent)

    Time frame: 1 hour

  2. quality of information about risks

    numerical scale from 0 to 10 (poor to excellent)

    Time frame: 1 hour

  3. annoying of waiting

    numerical scale from 0 to 10 (none to maximal)

    Time frame: 1 hour

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Study locations

1 site
  • CHU Angers
    Angers, France
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 17, 2020, 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
NCT03521453
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Angers
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 11, 2018
Start date
Apr 15, 2018
Primary completion
May 30, 2018
Completion
Jun 15, 2018
Last update
Nov 17, 2020

Study contacts

sigismond Lasocki, MD, PhD
study chair · University Hospital, Angers

Oversight

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