What Matters to You When You Prepare for Surgery and How Does Surgical Preparedness Influence Pos… (NCT07234643) | Clinical Trial Compass
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What Matters to You When You Prepare for Surgery and How Does Surgical Preparedness Influence Postoperative Outcome
Denmark830 participantsStarted 2025-06-03
Plain-language summary
On the occasion of the international What Matters To You-day 2025 the goal of this Danish, multicenter flashmob study with follow up is to investigate what matters to adult patients when they prepare for surgery or colonoscopy.
Aim
The study has the following aims:
1. To explore and describe what matters to patients when preparing for surgery and to explore how patients prepare before surgery and assess their perceived level of readiness.
2. To examine how the patient's preparation is associated with the quality of their postoperative recovery at home.
3. To examine the associations between Degree of Worry (DOW)/postoperative quality of recovery (QoR-15), and preoperative preparedness/postoperative quality of recovery (QoR-15).
On the day of surgery, patients will be invited to fill out an online questionnaire. At the same time they will be invited to participate in the follow-up on postoperative day 3 (survey link via text message).
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 100 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients undergoing surgical procedures in general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, or nerve blocks on June 3th or 6th, 2025, between 7:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon
* Patients expected to be discharged to their homes the same day.
* ≥18 years old and able to speak and understand Danish.
* For a separate analysis, patients undergoing colonoscopy
Exclusion Criteria:
* Cognitive or psychiatric conditions that impede ability to give informed consent and complete the surveys,
* Non-surgical procedures such as diagnostic endoscopies (with or without biopsy)
* Injection treatments, endovascular treatments or smaller surgical procedures requiring only infiltration analgesia.
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
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Correlation between preoperative preparedness and degree of worry
Timeframe: From enrollment on the day of surgery to postoperative day 3