Resistance Under the Microscope

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether lorazepam, which is used to lower preoperative anxiety, also improves postoperative recovery.

This study data will also be used for further research aiming to identify vulnerable patients in the day-case surgery setting.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center
• Treatments: Lorazepam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients > 18 years admitted to the Day-Case Surgery Department Erasmus MC

Exclusion Criteria:

• insufficient command of the Dutch language

• ophthalmology surgery

• Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)-, Gastrointestinal endoscopic intervention, Botox-, Abortion and Pain treatment

• Use of psychopharmaceuticals

• Contra-indication of lorazepam use