U.S., Dec. 17 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07286877) titled 'Enhanced Ward Rounds and Communication for Pre-procedural Anxiety in GI Endoscopy Patients' on Nov. 14.
Brief Summary: This study tests a new way to help reduce anxiety in hospitalized patients waiting for therapeutic gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy procedures, like EMR or ESD. Anxiety before these procedures is common and can make preparation harder, increase medication needs, and affect recovery.
We compare standard ward checks (twice a day) to enhanced checks (four times a day) with structured talks and simple relaxation exercises. The goal is to see if the enhanced approach lowers anxiety levels, measured by a standard scale ca...