Clinical trial · Observational
Emotional Impact of the Way Conducting Cancer Patients to the Surgical Center
Emotional Impact of the Way Conducting Cancer Patients to the Surgical Center: a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Transport by Stretcher on Wheels and Ambulation.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Cancer is an extremely aggressive disease, anxiety and depression are consequences some patients may develop from diagnosis continuing during treatment. A measures control of the cancer is surgery for removal tumor. The surgical procedure is often a difficult experience for patients and their relatives, and patients in the preoperative period are often psychological symptoms of anxiety and depression. A previous study with the objective analyzing patient's emotional repercussion according the type of transport to the surgical center reached the following result: patients who go to the surgical center feel more relaxed in the preoperative period. The primary objective is to analyze emotional repercussion of patient diagnosed with cancer classified in Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 and 1 according type transport to the surgical center.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport on foot | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Transport on foot
- description
- Patients go to operating room walking with their families and with their normal clothes
- interventionNames
- Other: Transport on foot
- label
- Transport by stretcher on wheels
- description
- Patients go to operating room by stretcher on wheels and with hospital clothes. Normal routine of our hospital.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Anxiety and depression levels
- timeFrame
- up to 4 weeks
- description
- Measure the anxiety and depression levels using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and the survey developed for the present study Sati-Cir, Evaluation Questionnaire of Satisfaction with Healthcare in Surgery
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed cancer * Age ≥18 years, ≤ 70 years * Both sexes * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) score 0 or 1 * Patients classified as Zero or Low Risk by the fall risk assessment scale * Indication elective surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who present moments before surgery has an adverse event that could jeopardize the ambulation to the surgical center. * Patients who are physically disabled and require assistance walking. * Patients has indication bed in the Intensive Care Unit (UTI) * Patients has previously diagnosed psychiatric disorders (severe depression, anxiety disorder, panic, among others). * Patients doens't have an accompanying person on the day of surgery. * Patients taking anxiolytic and antidepressant medications.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDOliveira GDS, Sabaini PMDS, Pedrao PG, da Silva VB, Lima MA, Mantovani TEDS, Andrade CEMDC, Dos Reis R. Emotional impact according to the way cancer patients are conducted to the surgical center: A randomized clinical trial comparing ambulation to the stretcher. PLoS One. 2025 Apr 22;20(4):e0320856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0320856. eCollection 2025. PMID 40261947