SurgeryANXIPADENCT03355404
Impact of the "Standing Patient" Pathway on Preoperative Anxiety.
A study testing standing patient in people with Surgery, run by University Hospital, Caen at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
For 25 years, the concept of Rapid Rehabilitation After Surgery or RRAC has developed to bring about a global care of the patient by establishing a safe and quality climate. With this concept of RRAC or fast track surgery, it is the idea that a patient will recover sooner than he is lying later. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Surgery
- What is being tested?
- standing patient
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,217 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 7 May 2018to 1 Jun 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Major patient.
- Patient hospitalized for surgery.
- Patient supported in the south block.
- Patients agreeing to participate in the study.
- Patient speaking and understanding French.
Who cannot join
- Patient with reduced mobility.
- Patient with a mental disability.
- Patient suffering from a severe psychiatric pathology.
- Major patient protected.
- Patient does not speak or understand French.
- Refusal of the patient to participate in the study.
- Patient who has been premedicated
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Evaluate the Impact of the "Standing Patient" Pathway on Preoperative Anxiety.
For 25 years, the concept of Rapid Rehabilitation After Surgery or RRAC has developed to bring about a global care of the patient by establishing a safe and quality climate. With this concept of RRAC or fast track surgery, it is the idea that a patient will recover sooner than he is lying later. "Fast care" is based on the principle that any patient is valid before he / be operated and therefore do not need to come to a bed in the operating room.
The ambulatory surgery department of the CHU of Caen welcomes and supports adults and children over 8 years old. The following specialties are covered: dental surgery and stomatology, digestive and visceral surgery, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngological surgery, vascular surgery, gynecological surgery, urological surgery. The ambulatory surgery unit is experimenting with patient support at the operating theater on foot by the service stretcher team since December 2015. It seems that this technique makes it possible to improve the quality of care by respecting the dignity and autonomy; in fact to wander the patient preserves his glasses, his hearing aids, capillary prosthesis ... The patient is an actor and not dependent, he is accompanied and not taken away. The preservation of autonomy improves their feelings, especially in terms of dignity. It also appears to be a technique for participating in the reduction of preoperative anxiety, an important factor for postoperative follow-up.
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However, studies reporting the benefit of this technique have rather evaluated the feelings of patients. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies that have evaluated their benefit on anxiety reduction by questionnaires or ad hoc scales. Assessing anxiety with appropriate tools seems essential to determine a real impact.
We hypothesize that accompanying the patient to the operating room on foot would reduce preoperative anxiety. We have not yet found any studies showing that the "standing patient" pathway had an impact on preoperative anxiety. We propose to carry out a randomized study comparing the anxiety score using the APAIS scale at the operating room installation between patients benefiting from the "standing patient pathway" versus the patients receiving the care standard, that is to say the stretcher transport to the operating theater.
The duration of this study is evaluated at 2 years.
- Conditions
- Surgery
- Being tested
- standing patient
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
standing patientOther
patient goes standing to the surgery room
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| "Standing Patient" | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: standing patient |
| "Standardized management in stretcher" | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
APAIS score to the operating room installation
APAIS scale
Measured: baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Nov 2017
- Study start7 May 2018
- Primary completion22 Apr 2021
- Study completion1 Jun 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University Hospital, CaenThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,217 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03355404
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2017-A01253-50
- Acronym
- ANXIPADE
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 22 Nov 2017
- Last updated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluate the Impact of the "Standing Patient" Pathway on Preoperative Anxiety.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03355404
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ANXIPADE / 2017-A01253-50
- Conditions
- Surgery
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,217 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, CaenUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 7 May 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 22 Apr 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jun 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 Nov 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
For 25 years, the concept of Rapid Rehabilitation After Surgery or RRAC has developed to bring about a global care of the patient by establishing a safe and quality climate. With this concept of RRAC or fast track surgery, it is the idea that a patient will recover sooner than he is lying later. "Fast care" is based on the principle that any patient is valid before he / be operated and therefore do not need to come to a bed in the operating room.
The ambulatory surgery department of the CHU of Caen welcomes and supports adults and children over 8 years old. The following specialties are covered: dental surgery and stomatology, digestive and visceral surgery, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngological surgery, vascular surgery, gynecological surgery, urological surgery. The ambulatory surgery unit is experimenting with patient support at the operating theater on foot by the service stretcher team since December 2015. It seems that this technique makes it possible to improve the quality of care by respecting the dignity and autonomy; in fact to wander the patient preserves his glasses, his hearing aids, capillary prosthesis ... The patient is an actor and not dependent, he is accompanied and not taken away. The preservation of autonomy improves their feelings, especially in terms of dignity. It also appears to be a technique for participating in the reduction of preoperative anxiety, an important factor for postoperative follow-up.
However, studies reporting the benefit of this technique have rather evaluated the feelings of patients. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies that have evaluated their benefit on anxiety reduction by questionnaires or ad hoc scales. Assessing anxiety with appropriate tools seems essential to determine a real impact.
We hypothesize that accompanying the patient to the operating room on foot would reduce preoperative anxiety. We have not yet found any studies showing that the "standing patient" pathway had an impact on preoperative anxiety. We propose to carry out a randomized study comparing the anxiety score using the APAIS scale at the operating room installation between patients benefiting from the "standing patient pathway" versus the patients receiving the care standard, that is to say the stretcher transport to the operating theater.
The duration of this study is evaluated at 2 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| "Standing Patient" | Experimental | Other: standing patient |
| "Standardized management in stretcher" | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Major patient.
- Patient hospitalized for surgery.
- Patient supported in the south block.
- Patients agreeing to participate in the study.
- Patient speaking and understanding French.
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Patient with reduced mobility.
- Patient with a mental disability.
- Patient suffering from a severe psychiatric pathology.
- Major patient protected.
- Patient does not speak or understand French.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| standing patientpatient goes standing to the surgery room | Other | "Standing Patient" |
Primary outcome
APAIS score to the operating room installation
Time frame: baseline
APAIS scale
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Apr 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing standing patient in people with Surgery, run by University Hospital, Caen at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
APAIS score to the operating room installation (time frame: baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Apr 2026.