A simple chat before surgery may stop Post-Anesthesia panic
NCT ID NCT06686511
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving patients a detailed talk before nasal surgery could reduce confusion and agitation when they wake up from anesthesia. Researchers enrolled 256 adults having nose surgery and measured how many became agitated using a standard scale. The approach is simple and low-cost, aiming to improve recovery without drugs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- preoperative educational counseling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this simple talk before surgery could become a standard way to help patients wake up calmer after nasal operations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single completed study with 256 people. The effect may be small or not apply to other surgeries or hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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256 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Nov 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.
Who is studied
ASA I or II patients of both genders undergoing nasal surgery in the age between 21 to 65 years old will be included in the study
- Ages
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21 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Both genders. * Patients undergoing nasal surgery * American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) I or II physical status. * Between 18 and 65 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * ● Patients with communication difficulties. * ASA Ⅲ and Ⅳ patients. * Mentally retarded patients. * In-ability to postpone anti-coagulation medications. * Central or peripheral neurological disease. * Drug or alcohol abuse. * Localized infection at nose. * Bleeding disorder (platelets count less than 100,000 or INR more than 1.4)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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operating ENT theater kasr alaini hospital
Cairo, Manil, 1234, Egypt
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