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Use of Handheld Audiovisual Devices to Treat Pediatric Preoperative Anxiety

NCT02286674 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2022-08-25

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Summary

Anxiety in children undergoing surgery is a central concern to both parents and healthcare workers, including nurses, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. It has been ranked by anesthesiologists as one of the top five important low-morbidity anesthesia outcomes (1). This study would determine whether such devices would decrease anxiety in children prior to induction of anesthesia for outpatient surgery. Two hundred children ages 2-12 will be enrolled.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Preoperative Anxiety

Interventions

OTHER

Tablet (Audio/Visual Device)

Subjects will be given a tablet to use before surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • McLaren Health Care

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Stein, DO · Physician

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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