Watching videos before surgery may ease nerves, study finds
NCT ID NCT05717296
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving vascular surgery patients access to a website with educational videos could reduce their anxiety before the operation. 250 patients were split into two groups: one got the videos, the other did not. Researchers measured anxiety using a simple 0-to-10 scale.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multimedia information site
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give hospitals a simple, low-cost way to help patients feel calmer before vascular surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single, completed trial with 250 patients. The results may not apply to all hospitals or surgery types, and the effect might be small.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient over 18 years of age * Patient affiliated to a health insurance plan * French-speaking patient * Patient who has given free, informed and express consent * Patient who has consulted a vascular surgeon for a scheduled procedure * Patient with internet and telephone access to view videos * Patient referred for surgical or endovascular treatment for obliterative arteriopathy of the lower limbs, abdominal aortic aneurysm and surgical treatment for carotid stenosis Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under guardianship or curatorship * Patient deprived of liberty * Patient under court protection * Patients with blindness * Patients with severe cognitive impairment * Patients without access to a digital support to view the videos * Pregnant and breastfeeding women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph-hopital Marie Lannelongue
Le Plessis-Robinson, Île-de-France Region, 92350, France
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