Patient Opinions Regarding General Anesthesia, Before and After Having Undergone a Procedure.

April 2, 2023 updated by: Dr. Gordon MacGregor, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
The goal of this survey will be to assess the opinions and reticence of patients who have undergone surgical procedures that required the usage of general anesthesia both before they underwent the procedure and afterwards.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

217

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

  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Ashford, Alabama, United States, 36312
        • Ashford Clinic

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants will be recruited from physicians offices in Alabama and Florida. Recruitment will be via posters displayed at one of these three locations. Participants will also be recruited via social media platforms.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have experience with general anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Anyone who has not undergone a procedure using general anesthesia and who will not undergo such a procedure within the next 6 months.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Perceived level of anxiety towards general anesthesia
Time Frame: From exposure to general anesthesia until survey completion by September 2022
The perceived level of anxiety (on a scale of 1 to 10) before and after undergoing general anesthesia
From exposure to general anesthesia until survey completion by September 2022
Perceived level of danger towards general anesthesia
Time Frame: From exposure to general anesthesia until survey completion by September 2022
The perceived level of danger (on a scale of 1 to 10) before and after undergoing general anesthesia
From exposure to general anesthesia until survey completion by September 2022
Perceived side effects of general anesthesia
Time Frame: From exposure to general anesthesia until survey completion by September 2022
Description of perceived side effects
From exposure to general anesthesia until survey completion by September 2022

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 3, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 8, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

September 23, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

April 14, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 14, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HS220404

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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