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RELAX Anaesthetics: the Effect of a Bespoke Relaxation App on Stress Levels in Children Undergoing Anaesthesia

NCT02321657 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2015-10-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RELAX Anaesthetics is a randomised clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of using an iPad app with art, music and games to relax and distract children, reduce anaesthetic induction time and make drug cost savings prior to surgery.

Conditions

  • Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

iPad app containing art, music and games

An iPad app that takes demographic information on a child and suggests suitable art, music and games for use by the anaesthetist and nurse to distract them during anaesthetics

OTHER

Toys, books and games

Games, books and toys used to distract

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • Royal College of Music

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Brooks · Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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