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Preoperative Education Program on Gastrointestinal Quality of Life in Cholecystectomy Patients
Sponsor: Hawler Medical University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether the comprehensive preoperative educational program for patients undergoing cholecystectomy can improve their knowledge and enhance postoperative quality of life compared to patients who receive routine preoperative intervention. The study focuses on patients who underwent cholecystectomy, particularly in the age range from 18 to 75 years, and aim to determine if comprehensive preoperative education has a greater impact on improving the quality of life level then routine intervention alone The main questions it aims to answer are 1. Does preoperative patient education improve postoperative quality of life scores more effectively than the routine intervention alone 2. Does the preoperative education improve the patient's knowledge and practices regarding the cholecystectomy operation? Researchers will compare patients who receive preoperative education to those receiving routine hospital intervention to assess the differences in postoperative quality of life score and patient outcomes. Participants will: Control group patients receive routine preoperative intervention, while the intervention group will participate in educational sessions on comprehensive preoperative education about gallstones and the cholecystectomy operation
Official title: Effects of Preoperative Education Program on Quality of Life for Patients Undergoing Cholecystectomy at Erbil Teaching Hospitals
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2025-02-01
Completion Date
2026-09-01
Last Updated
2026-02-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
preoperative educatinal program
The Comprehensive Pre-Operative Education program is a structured intervention designed to enhance patients' understanding of gallbladder problems and improve the quality of life of patients suffering from gallstone disease who are undergoing cholecystectomy. The program comprises two individualized education sessions lasting 45 minutes each, focusing on essential topics such as Definition of gallbladder, Main functions of the gallbladder, the common health issues that can affect the gallbladder, the types of gallstones, diagnosis of gallstones, how they are treated, and nonsurgical treatments for gallstones. Complications could potentially occur from gallbladder removal. General pre-operation patient preparation for gallbladder removal surgery, Postoperative Care After Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy), Dietary Modifications After Surgery, recommendations about how to be away from aggravating factors that affect health status after surgery, discharge instructions, and ins
Locations (1)
Hawler Medical University/College of nursing
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq