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Reduction of Preoperative Anxiety in Children: Clickamico Project 2nd Phase

NCT01688115 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2015-10-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a video shown using an iPad, compared to a standard treatment, to reduce preoperative anxiety in children who have to undergo to elective surgery procedure

Conditions

  • Preoperative Anxiety

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Video

The afternoon before the surgery session, a researcher will show to the child a video of the length of 6 minutes, using an I-pad. The video shows two clown doctors working constantly at Meyer Children's Hospital, which, through skits and gags, will tell the child how is an operating room and some devices and procedures used during the induction of anesthesia.

OTHER

Standard care

In this arm orally information will be given by the nurse of the ward only to the parents of the child. Any additional information or explanation will be given to the child

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florence

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

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