Learning before the knife: could a chat before surgery ease your nerves?
NCT ID NCT07348497
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a nurse-led education session before surgery can lower patients' anxiety and reduce the risk of agitation when waking up from anesthesia. About 80 adults having elective general surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either the extra education or standard care. The goal is to see if understanding what happens during emergence from anesthesia helps patients feel more at ease and recover more safely.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Preoperative emergence-focused education (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give hospitals a simple, low-cost way to help patients feel calmer before surgery and recover more smoothly afterward.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all surgical patients. The effect may be small or hard to measure.
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Locations
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Sultan 2.Abdul Hamid Khan Educational and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Üsküdar, Turkey (Türkiye)