NCT01866605

A Study of Methods to Reduce Anxiety in Preoperative Elective Surgical Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Melbourne Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients are often anxious immediately before surgery. The investigators hypothesis is that a warming blanket is as effective as the sedative midazolam in allaying anxiety before surgery.

Detailed description

The investigators are randomising patients aged 18-70 having elective surgery to 1) a cotton blanket and reassurance as required; 2) midazolam, a cotton blanket and reassurance as required; and 3) forced-air warming, a cotton blanket and reassurance as required. The primary endpoint is a visual analog scale of anxiety.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Midazolam	Intravenous midazolam 0.3 mg/kg
DRUG	Normal Saline	Normal saline injection will be given to groups not receiving midazolam
DEVICE	Bair Hugger	Forced air warming

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-07-01
• Primary completion: 2009-05-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2013-05-31
• Last updated: 2013-05-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia