Effect of Structured Patient Interviews in the Preoperative Anesthesia Clinic on Recall of Relevant Information (SPI-RECALL)

April 24, 2018 updated by: Nicolai Goettel
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

47

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Switzerland
      • Basel, Switzerland, 4031
        • University Hospital Basel

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Surgical patients in the preoperative anesthesia clinic
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inadequate comprehension of the German language

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Recall of information
Time Frame: Immediately after patient interview
Number of recalled information items in free text, expert assessment according to predefined Delphi criteria
Immediately after patient interview

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Nicolai Goettel

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nicolai Goettel, MD, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
  • Study Chair: Albert Urwyler, MD, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 28, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

December 4, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 25, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2018

Last Verified

April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SPI-RECALL

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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