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Does Style of Pre-sedation Instructions Improve Patient Outcomes in Ambulatory Anesthesia for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?

NCT06768021 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2026-04-30

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the impact of a brief guided visualization exercise on anesthesia-related outcomes in oral and maxillofacial surgery in patients scheduled for ambulatory anesthesia in the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic. Researchers will compare these patients, who will receive the guided visualization exercise in addition to standardized pre-operative instructions, to patients who will only receive the standardized pre-operative instructions. The following outcomes will be measured for both groups:

* A seven-point Anesthesia Experience Survey
* Face-Legs-Activity-Cry-Consolability (FLACC) scores at three points in time during the anesthetic - during local anesthesia, during surgery, and fifteen minutes after surgery has concluded
* Amount of medications used during the sedation
* Length of sedation

Conditions

  • Anesthesia Outcomes
  • Anesthesia Complication
  • Anesthesia and Procedure Related Time Intervals
  • Anesthesia Recovery Period
  • Anesthesia, Intravenous
  • Anesthesia Induction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Guided visualization and standardized pre-sedation instructions

One arm will receive standardized pre-sedation instructions, as well as one-minute guided visualization.

BEHAVIORAL

Standardized pre-sedation instructions only

One arm will receive standardized pre-sedation instructions only.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-02
Primary Completion
2026-04-01
Completion
2026-04-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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