Can a video call replace your Pre-Surgery anesthesia visit?
NCT ID NCT04920604
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a video call (telemedicine) is as good as an in-person visit for checking a patient's health before surgery. 172 adults scheduled for surgery at a French hospital took part. Researchers compared how well each method captured important details like medications, surgical risk, and airway difficulty. The goal was to see if telemedicine could safely replace face-to-face consultations.
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Study facts
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- 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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172 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Patient with scheduled surgical intervention (outpatient or hospitalization) at the Nîmes University Hospital requiring a preoperative anesthesia consultation. * Patient with computer equipment at home allowing the use of the Téléo software (computer equipment with web cam, audio and microphone or smartphone). Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is participating in a category 1 interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Patient who has already had an anesthesia consultation for surgery within the previous 6 months. * Emergency or radiology and / or interventional surgery (eg. gastroscopy, biopsy under scanner, etc.).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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