NCT02541357

Preoperative Relaxation and Intensified Patient Surgery Education in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery

Effects of Preoperative Relaxation and Intensified Surgery Education on Preoperative Wellbeing and Postoperative Complaints in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 4 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to test the effects of a Preoperative Relaxation intervention and an Intensified Surgery Patient Education on pre- and postoperative wellbeing and health in Patients Undergoing colorectal surgery.

Detailed description

A former pilot study has shown that a preoperative relaxation program was effective in reducing preoperative anxiety. However the intervention was biased by concurrent pre-surgery education. Therefore this study aims to test the effects of a Preoperative Relaxation intervention and an Intensified Surgery Patient Education on pre- and postoperative wellbeing and health in Patients Undergoing colorectal surgery using a factorial design.

Conditions

• Gastrointestinal Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	relaxation program	relaxation and mindfulness techniques such as body scan, breathing meditation or imagination exercises 1 week program, one introductory session and daily home practice
BEHAVIORAL	surgery education	intensified education unit to reduce anxiety and stress, by using pictures and videos of rooms, and procedures of the planned surgery 1 single unit in the week before the surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2015-09-04
• Last updated: 2017-05-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany