An interventional study of Structured nurse-led preprocedural education and Routine information in Anxiety, Biliary Tract Diseases and Pancreatic Diseases, sponsored by Gazi University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-04.
Sponsored by Gazi University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an invasive procedure frequently accompanied by preprocedural anxiety, which has been associated with altered physiological parameters, reduced procedural tolerance, higher sedation requirements and lower patient satisfaction. Nurses are in a position to deliver structured preprocedural information and thereby strengthen patients' sense of control.
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether a structured, nurse-led, one-to-one educational intervention delivered before ERCP reduces state anxiety and improves procedure-related knowledge compared with routine institutional information. Sixty adult patients scheduled for ERCP will be randomly allocated to the intervention or control group. State anxiety will be assessed with the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state subscale) and procedure-related knowledge with a 17-item multiple-choice questionnaire, both at baseline and immediately before the procedure.
Setting. The study will be conducted in the Endoscopy Unit of the Department of Gastroenterology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine.
Participants and allocation. Adults aged 18 years or older scheduled for elective ERCP who are able to read and understand Turkish and who provide written informed consent will be enrolled. Participants will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to the intervention or control group using a computer-generated randomization sequence with sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes for allocation concealment.
Control group. Patients will receive the routine information ordinarily provided in the unit before ERCP, consisting of the standard verbal explanation given during the informed consent process.
Intervention group. In addition to routine information, patients will receive a structured, one-to-one educational session delivered by a trained nurse. The session lasts approximately 30 to 45 minutes and comprises a standardized slide presentation and a printed colour brochure covering the purpose of ERCP, the sequence of events on the procedure day, sedation, expected sensations, duration, the recovery period, postprocedural instructions and warning symptoms.
Assessments. A structured interview form will record demographic and clinical characteristics. The state subscale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and a 17-item multiple-choice knowledge questionnaire will be administered at baseline (before allocation) and immediately before the procedure, after the intervention has been delivered and before any sedative agent is given. A further state anxiety assessment will be performed two hours after the end of the procedure.
Blinding. Because of the nature of the intervention, participants and the nurse delivering the education cannot be blinded. The investigator performing data entry and statistical analysis will be blinded to group allocation.
Statistical analysis. Data will be analysed with SPSS version 26.0. Distribution will be assessed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Between-group comparisons of continuous variables will use the independent samples t test or the Mann-Whitney U test as appropriate, and within-group comparisons will use the paired t test or the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Categorical variables will be compared using the chi-square test or Fisher exact test. Analysis of covariance will be used to compare postintervention scores with adjustment for baseline values. A two-sided p value below 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.
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This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 84 across 37 interventional studies indexed under Biliary Tract Diseases.
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Compared within Biliary Tract Diseases, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Anxiety Disorders. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Participants receive routine institutional information plus a structured one-to-one educational session delivered by a trained nurse (standardized slide presentation and printed colour brochure), lasting approximately 30 to 45 minutes, before the procedure.
Behavioral: Structured nurse-led preprocedural education
Participants receive the routine information ordinarily provided in the endoscopy unit before ERCP, consisting of the standard verbal explanation given during the informed consent process.
Other: Routine information
A standardized 30 to 45 minute one-to-one educational session delivered by a trained nurse using a slide presentation and a printed colour brochure, covering the purpose of ERCP, the sequence of events on the procedure day, sedation, expected sensations, procedure duration, the recovery period, postprocedural instructions and warning symptoms.
Standard verbal explanation about the procedure provided in the endoscopy unit as part of the usual informed consent process.
State anxiety immediately before the procedure, measured by the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state subscale, STAI-S)
The state subscale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory comprises 20 items scored on a four-point scale, yielding a total score between 20 and 80, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety. The assessment is performed after delivery of the allocated intervention and before administration of any sedative agent.
Time frame: Immediately before the procedure (within 30 minutes prior to sedation) on the day of ERCP
Procedure-related knowledge level immediately before the procedure
Knowledge about ERCP is assessed with a 17-item multiple-choice questionnaire developed by the investigators, with one point awarded for each correct answer, producing a total score between 0 and 17, where higher scores indicate greater knowledge.
Time frame: Immediately before the procedure on the day of ERCP
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Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared publicly. De-identified data may be made available from the principal investigator upon reasonable request.
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