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Preoperative Preparation for Children

NCT00205244 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2019-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Children scheduled for elective surgery are randomized into a control and intervention group. Children in the intervention group receive a CD and booklet of relaxation and distraction stories to listen to/read during the preoperative period. Preoperative anxiety is assessed by the child life specialist in the preoperative holding area. Ease of induction and emergence from anesthesia are rated by the anesthesia care provider. Post-hospital behaviors are reported by the parents one week after discharge. It is hypothesized that children receiving the intervention will have less anxiety, easier induction and emergence from anesthesia, and fewer changes in post-hospital behaviors than children in the control group.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Healing images, relaxation and distraction materials

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joel R Wish · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-17
Primary Completion
2007-08-16
Completion
2007-08-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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