Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Stony Brook University

Code:

NCT07559461

Conditions

Anxiety

Anesthesia Awareness

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Survey using a questionnaire.

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this observational study is to understand how fear and anxiety felt by anesthesia-naive patients compares before versus after their scheduled surgery. Patients who are scheduled to undergo a low-risk surgery/procedure and have never had anesthesia before will be asked to:

1. Fill out a survey before their surgery in the perioperative setting
2. Answer follow-up questions over the phone a few days after their surgery.

Conditions

Anxiety

Anesthesia Awareness

Study ID

NCT07559461

Start date

Feb 12, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years old or over
  • Patients scheduled to undergo surgeries such as but not limited to:

cholecystectomies, appendectomies, hernia repairs, breast surgeries, plastic surgeries, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, lithotripsy, stent placement, kidney stone surgeries, cystoscopies, bladder tumors, ovarian cystectomies, hysterectomies, tubal ligation, hysteroscopy, Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertion, knee replacement, hip replacement, fracture pinning, sports injury surgery such as knee and shoulder scopes. OR patients undergoing procedures such as but not limited to: colonoscopies and endoscopies

  • Patient undergoing anesthesia for the first time
  • Patients who are not pregnant by self report

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients under 18
  • Patients who are pregnant
  • Patients undergoing high-risk surgeries
  • Patients undergoing cancer-related procedures
  • Non-English speaking patients
  • Patients that experience mental status change postoperatively as determined by the medical teams caring for the patient
  • Patients with an existing anxiety disorder, or psychiatric diagnoses
  • Patients on benzodiazepines, antidepressants, chronic opioids

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

Survey using a questionnaire.

A preoperative and postoperative survey questionnaire that is adapted from the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale and includes additional questions regarding their anesthesia and operative care.

Primary outcome measure

  • Differences in anxiety scale scores pre- and post-operatively in anesthesia-naïve patients [ Time Frame: From enrollment until 7 days (+/-72 hours) post-operative ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Anna Suske

631-638-1214anna.suske@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Locations

Stony Brook University Hospital

Recruiting

Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794

Contacts

Anna Suske

631-638-1214anna.suske@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Ana Costa, MD

631-358-6513ana.costa@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Principal Investigator:

Ana Costa, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Stony Brook University

Last update posted

May 5, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Anesthesia-naïve
  • Anxiety

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stony Brook University on 2026-05-05.