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Anxious personalities may need more anesthesia during arm surgery, study finds

NCT ID NCT07450768

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 46 people having arm surgery with a nerve block to see if their emotional personality type affected pain and anesthesia success. Researchers found that anxious patients were more likely to need extra sedation or general anesthesia and reported higher pain after surgery. The findings suggest that knowing a patient's temperament beforehand could help doctors personalize anesthesia care for better comfort and safety.

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Study facts

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Participants

46 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2023

Finished

Mar 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The study population consists of adult patients undergoing elective upper extremity surgery at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Training and Research Hospital, a tertiary academic medical center in Turkey. Participants were recruited from patients evaluated in the preoperative anesthesia outpatient clinic and scheduled to receive ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block as the primary anesthetic technique.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 65 years * Scheduled for elective upper extremity surgery requiring axillary brachial plexus block * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III * Ability to understand and complete the TEMPS-A questionnaire * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate * Contraindication to regional anesthesia (e.g., local infection at injection site, coagulopathy) * Known allergy to local anesthetics (bupivacaine) * Cognitive impairment or inability to complete the temperament questionnaire * Severe psychiatric disorder requiring active treatment * Incomplete perioperative data or missing VAS assessments

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Conditions

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injury Pain, Postoperative

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Temperament Trauma (including fractures)

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ahi Evran University

    Kırşehir, 40100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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