Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01688115
Reduction of Preoperative Anxiety in Children: Clickamico Project 2nd Phase
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Florence · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Years – 11 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-09-01
- Completion
- 2014-09-01
- First posted
- 2012-09-19
- Last updated
- 2015-10-29
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01688115. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.