An interventional study of Video-Based Perioperative Education in Perianal Fistula and Anxiety, sponsored by Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-03.
Sponsored by Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
This study evaluated whether video-based education before surgery could reduce anxiety and improve early recovery in patients undergoing anal fistula surgery under spinal anesthesia.
A total of 72 adult patients participated in this randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The intervention group received standard preoperative information and watched an approximately 8-minute educational video explaining spinal anesthesia, the surgical procedure, pain management, and early postoperative recovery. The control group received standard verbal and written information only.
The main objective was to determine whether video-based education reduced anxiety immediately before surgery, measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S).
The study also evaluated other outcomes, including anxiety measured using another questionnaire (APAIS), postoperative pain, pain medication requirements, and patients' willingness to undergo spinal anesthesia again.
The study aimed to investigate whether adding a short educational video to routine preoperative counseling could improve patients' psychological preparation and early perioperative experience.
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This study's enrollment of 72 is close to the median of 80 across 6,057 interventional studies indexed under Anxiety Disorders.
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Adults aged 18-70 years.
Patients scheduled for elective anal fistula surgery under spinal anesthesia.
(ASA) physical status I-III.
Ability to provide written .
Exclusion Criteria:
Active psychiatric disorder requiring treatment.
cognitive impairment.
Inability to understand Turkish or complete the study questionnaires.
Severe visual or hearing impairment preventing participation in the educational intervention.
to spinal anesthesia.
Chronic opioid use.
Inability to provide .
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The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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ASA physical status
The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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Contraindication
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Other: Video-Based Perioperative Education
Other: Video-Based Perioperative Education
Participants in the intervention group received routine verbal and written preoperative information followed by an approximately 8-minute standardized animated educational video developed by the general surgery and anesthesiology teams. The video covered spinal anesthesia, patient positioning, monitoring, expected sensory and motor effects, perioperative sensations, general steps of anal fistula surgery, postoperative pain management, early mobilization, and recovery. The video was viewed once on a tablet device in a quiet preoperative area. Preoperative anxiety was reassessed approximately 30 minutes after the intervention using the STAI-S and APAIS questionnaires.
Preoperative Anxiety Measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S)
Preoperative anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S), a 20-item questionnaire with scores ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate greater anxiety. The primary outcome was the immediate preoperative STAI-S score, compared between groups after adjustment for baseline STAI-S.
Time frame: Approximately 30 minutes after the educational intervention, before surgery
Ran from Nov 2025 to primary completion in Aug 2026, 9 months.
Of 3,836 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Anxiety Disorders, half reached primary completion within 12 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 28. This study's 9 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,938 studies reached it within 12 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 28.
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