Walk, Don't ride: study tests if strolling to surgery calms nerves
NCT ID NCT03355404
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether walking to the operating room instead of being taken on a stretcher can lower anxiety before surgery. Over 1,200 adults having different types of surgery took part. Researchers measured anxiety using a standard questionnaire. The goal was to see if this simple change in how patients are brought to the operating room makes them feel less anxious.
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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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1,217 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2018
- Finished
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Jun 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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: * Major patient. * Patient hospitalized for surgery. * Patient supported in the south block. * Patients agreeing to participate in the study. * Patient speaking and understanding French. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with reduced mobility. * Patient with a mental disability. * Patient suffering from a severe psychiatric pathology. * Major patient protected. * Patient does not speak or understand French. * Refusal of the patient to participate in the study. * Patient who has been premedicated
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Caen University Hospital
Caen, France
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