Influence of Audiovisual Aids in the Preanesthetic Interview

Influence of Audiovisual Aids in the Preanesthetic Interview: A Comparison of the Effect of Face-to-face-interview Versus a Brochure and Video Assisted Interview

1000 patients will be asked to fill out a questionnaire about preanesthetic visit right after the interview. On a daily randomization the Groups will be assigned to: Group A = face-to-face interview; Group B = interview plus brochure, Group C= interview plus movie.

Evaluation of patient satisfaction und knowledge transfer will be evaluated with a questionnaire filled out right after the interview with the anesthesist.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Patient Satisfaction
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: questionnaire; Behavioral: face-to-face interview; Behavioral: brochure; Behavioral: movie

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1172
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• voluntary

Exclusion Criteria:

• language Problems
• not able to read or write
• patients does not want to fill out questionnaire

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: interview; questionnaire after face-to-face interview	Behavioral: questionnaire; questionnaire post preanesthetic interview; Behavioral: face-to-face interview; Group A = face-to-face interview; Behavioral: brochure; after reading a brochure a face to face interview will take place; Behavioral: movie; after seeing a film about the procedure a face-to-face interview will take place
Placebo Comparator: brochure; questionnaire interview plus brochure	Behavioral: questionnaire; questionnaire post preanesthetic interview; Behavioral: brochure; after reading a brochure a face to face interview will take place
Placebo Comparator: movie; questionnaire interview plus movie	Behavioral: questionnaire; questionnaire post preanesthetic interview; Behavioral: movie; after seeing a film about the procedure a face-to-face interview will take place

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient satisfaction on a questionnaire	Patient satisfaction after the preanesthetic interview is measured	15 Minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
time	time needed for the preanesthetic interview in Minutes	30 Minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Schulthess Klinik
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Berthold Moser, MD, Schulthess Klinik

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): September 30, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 19, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 4, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): September 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 6, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 4, 2017
• Last Verified: August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: patient satisfaction; movie; preanesthesia; brochure; face-to-face interview
• Other Study ID Numbers: Schulthess_Anä_12

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No