Status:

COMPLETED

RELAX Surgical: Effects of Environmental Design on Pre-surgical Relaxation

Lead Sponsor:

Royal College of Music

Collaborating Sponsors:

Imperial College London

Conditions:

Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Over 4.6 million operations are undertaken each year in England alone. Of these, many patients experience psychological distress, which has negative implications for patient recovery. Indeed, psycholo...

Detailed Description

Stress can be measured via a number of methods, including both psychological and physiological. This study proposes to examine three signatures of stress in order to triangulate data and achieve a mor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
  • Male or Female, aged 18 years or above.
  • Awaiting an operation for which they will have to pass through the surgical admissions lounge.

Exclusion

  • Wearing of hearing aids (which would prevent participants from wearing the biosensors in their ears)
  • Severely impaired sight or hearing (to the level that would affect their ability to participate in the interventions)
  • A dementia that would compromise their ability to provide informed consent
  • A language barrier that prevents participants from being able to understand the PIS and provide informed consent.
  • Pre-surgical sedative administered either prior to or during participation in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02230644

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

October 27 2015

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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

London, United Kingdom, SW10 9HS