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CompletedNCT00205244

Preoperative Preparation for Children

Preoperative Preparation for Children: Use of Relaxation and Distraction

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
4 Years – 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

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

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALHealing images, relaxation and distraction materials

Timeline

Start date
2004-02-17
Primary completion
2007-08-16
Completion
2007-08-16
First posted
2005-09-20
Last updated
2019-03-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00205244. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.