CompletedNot Applicable

Assessing Patient Anxiety During Mohs Micrographic Surgery

United States100 participantsStarted 2019-02-26

Plain-language summary

This study will assess the anxiety that patients are experiencing during a Mohs micrographic surgery. The study will compare the feelings of anxiety experienced by patients returning for Mohs surgery after already undergoing the surgery at least one time to feelings experienced by patients who have never had Mohs surgery before. The study will also compare the feelings experienced by patients who have read a vignette about the typical Mohs experience to the feelings of patients who have not read a vignette.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Any patient undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery for cutaneous cancer, soft tissue tumors, and adnexal tumors * Subjects with a working knowledge of English * Age 18-80 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to fill out a paper or electronic survey or read a short pamphlet on prior patient experiences, or those unwilling to have either of the previously stated items read aloud to them. * Individuals less than 18 or greater than 80 years old (line of questioning necessary for the study may be beyond understanding in this group)

What they're measuring

Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety Scores

Timeframe: up to 10 minutes

Visual Analog Scale Scores

Timeframe: up to 10 minutes

Survey to identify factors that modify anxiety - Positive statements

Timeframe: up to 10 minutes

Survey to identify factors that modify anxiety - Negative statements

Timeframe: up to 10 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03756792

SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-02-28

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