NCT00886314

Clown Doctors and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shaare Zedek Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the present investigation will be to determine whether a combination of clown doctor and parental presence is more effective than a combination of sedative premedication and parental presence for reducing anxiety in children and their parents and for improving parental satisfaction.

Conditions

• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	midazolam	Children in this group will be premedicated with oral midazolam syrup (0.3 mg.kg) at least 15 minutes before the surgical procedure and one of the parents will be present throughout the anesthesia induction process.
OTHER	clown doctor	Children will interact with clowns before entering the operating room and will stay with them and one of the parents throughout the anesthesia induction process.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2009-09-01
• First posted: 2009-04-22
• Last updated: 2009-10-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel