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
Active Locations (1)
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
London, United Kingdom, SW10 9HS