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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.
A randomized clinical trial, prospective collection to be performed at the Barretos Cancer Hospital, will be include 176 patients, 88 patients being allocated to transport to operating room by stretcher on wheels (group 1) and 88 patients being allocated to transport to operating room by ambulation (group 2). Patients with indication elective surgery that meet the inclusion criteria will be included, and randomized for one of the groups, and may be referred by stretcher on wheels to the surgical center (group 1) or referred to the surgical center by ambulation (group 2). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and the survey developed for the present study Sati-Cir, Evaluation Questionnaire of Satisfaction with Healthcare in Surgery, will be the instruments used in data collection. Participants will respond both after the course to the surgical center.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport on foot | Patients go to operating room walking with their families and with their normal clothes |
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| Transport by stretcher on wheels | Patients go to operating room by stretcher on wheels and with hospital clothes. Normal routine of our hospital. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport on foot | Other | Patients go to operating room walking with their families and with their normal clothes |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety and depression levels | 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 | up to 4 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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The study population will be organized including 176 patients sheduled for elective cancer surgery at Barretos Cancer Hospital, 88 patients bei ng allocated for transporting to the operating room by stretcher on wheels, and 88 patients elective allocated for transporting to the operating room by ambulation.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriela da S Oliveira, Nurse | Barretos Cancer Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital do Câncer de Barretos | Barretos | São Paulo | 14784-400 | Brazil |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40261947 | Derived | Oliveira 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. |
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We do not intend to share our individual participant data to other researches
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D003863 | Depression |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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