Images to reduce anxiety before upper-arm surgery
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests whether using images can help lower anxiety before surgery. You may be offered image-based support around the time of an upper-limb operation at the hospital.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be 18 or older (either sex)
- Have an upper-limb problem that will be treated with surgery at the Salamanca hospital
- Be able to sign an informed consent form
- Not have a problem that will be operated on in a different body area
- Score 26 or higher on a brief thinking/memory test (MMSE)
- Have enough vision to follow the study materials, even with glasses or contact lenses
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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