Standardized Patient Education in Pituitary Surgery
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Conditions studied: Pituitary Adenoma
In brief
Protocols are being developed and implemented to ensure the best possible recovery process for patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery, and their impact on patient outcomes is being evaluated. In studies where perioperative protocols-including patient education (verbal and written instruction on dehydration, hyponatremia, adrenal insufficiency, CSF leakage, meningitis, and the signs and symptoms of visual or other neurological disorders)-are implemented, it has been reported that patients' length of hospital stay is reduced, the rate of patients experiencing hyponatremia has decreased, and readmissions have declined (Sanchez-Garavito et al., 2024; Sarris et al., 2021). However, since these studies included protocols covering the entire surgical process-not just patient education-it is difficult to determine whether changes in patient outcomes stem from patient education or from alterations in other parameters within the protocol. Therefore, in the clinic where this study will be conducted, the effect of patient education on postoperative patient outcomes will be examined by developing an educational material that standardizes patient education, without making any changes to the surgical or pharmacological processes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07618949
- Run by
- Uludag University
- People needed
- 102
- Starts
- 2026-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Admitted for elective surgery due to a pituitary tumor.
- Has not previously undergone surgery for the same medical condition.
- Has voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.
- Has no missing medical data.
- Can speak Turkish or understand what is being explained.
- Patients aged 18 and older.
You may not qualify if…
- Emergency surgery will be performed.
- Revision surgery will be performed.
- Those who voluntarily decline to participate in the study.
- Those with incomplete medical data.
- Those who cannot speak or understand Turkish.
- Patients under the age of 18.
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