RecruitingNCT05141591

Gender-specific Preoperative Anxiety Level and Postoperative Opioid Requirement After ENT Surgery.

The Impact of Gender-specific Preoperative Anxiety Level on Postoperative Opioid Requirement After ENT Surgery.

Sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Enrollment

300 participants

Start Date

Nov 11, 2021

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Anxiety Acute Post Operative Pain

Summary

The study will be designed to investigate the impact of the preoperative anxiety level on postoperative opioid requirement during the PACU stay, in order to improve postoperative pain treatment in the long term after ENT surgery. The present study can contribute to improve postoperative pain management in patients in the field of ENT surgery, as new influencing parameters and risk factors may be discovered.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is looking at how a patient's gender affects their anxiety levels before ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery and how much pain medication they need afterward. Researchers want to better understand these patterns to improve pain management after surgery. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 years or older - You are scheduled for a planned (non-emergency) ENT surgery under general anesthesia - You are in a stable enough health condition to have surgery - You are able to read, understand, and sign the consent form **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have difficulty understanding the study procedures or how to rate your pain - Your surgery requires that you stay on a breathing machine (ventilator) after the operation Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERAnxiety level assessment

To investigate the impact of psychological variables e.g. pre-surgical anxiety on postoperative opioid consumption and pain level, the investigators will perform the STOA, APAIS, PCS and the VAS-A anxiety questionnaires before surgery.