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Reading Preoperatively to Reduce Anxiety in Day Surgery

NCT00338325 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2015-06-16

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Summary

This study is designed to implement the reading of age appropriate books by a trained reader into the waiting area of a pediatric day surgery unit to determine if it is effective at reducing the anxiety and pain levels of parents and children by providing a safe and calming activity for the child. This is a single-centre trial based at the IWK Health Centre. The primary outcome will be based on the anxiety and pain scores of the research participants.

Conditions

  • Pre-operative Pediatric Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reading program

Reading of children's story/picture books preoperatively

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IWK Health Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick J. McGrath, PhD. · IWK Health Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-06-30
Primary Completion
2005-06-30
Completion
2006-04-30

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