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Clinical Trials/NCT03324828
NCT03324828
Terminated
Phase 4

Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial to Compare Presurgery Anxiolysis in Children Treated With Hydroxyzine Versus Non-pharmacological Intervention (Distractoria Technique Clown)

Hospital San Carlos, Madrid1 site in 1 country170 target enrollmentNovember 1, 2017

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Hydroxyzine
Conditions
Anxiety
Sponsor
Hospital San Carlos, Madrid
Enrollment
170
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
m-YPAS
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This study evaluate the change in preoperative anxiety, baseline (M1) and pre-induction anxiety levels (M3), as shown by children undergoing MAS determined by the m-YPAS scale in the different APO management groups.Patients will be allocated in one of this four groups: hydroxyzine+clown; hydroxyzine alone, clowns alone or nothing

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 1, 2017
End Date
May 29, 2020
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Esther Aleo Lujan

Esther Aleo Lujan, Principal Investigator

Hospital San Carlos, Madrid

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Children between 2 and 16 years old
  • Patients with programmed major ambulatory surgery.
  • Assessment of anesthetic risk ASA I-II.
  • Informed consent signed by their legal authorized representatives.
  • No antihistaminic allergies.
  • Assent signed by children between 12 and 16 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with previous surgeries.
  • Anesthetic risk ASA more than II.
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to the active substance, to any of the excipients, to cetirizine, to other piperazine derivatives, to aminophylline or etilenamida
  • Patients with porphyria
  • Patients with known QT prolongation, either congenital or acquired
  • Patients with known risk factors for QT prolongation including a pre-existing cardiovascular disease, previous electrolyte imbalances, family history of sudden cardiac death, significant bradycardia and concomitant use of drugs with potential known to produce QT prolongation and / or induce Torsades de Pointes.

Arms & Interventions

Hydroxyzine+no clowns

Patients will receive hydroxyzine solution and no additional intervention

Intervention: Hydroxyzine

Hydroxyzine+clowns

Patients will receive hydroxyzine solution and clowns intervention

Intervention: Hydroxyzine

Hydroxyzine+clowns

Patients will receive hydroxyzine solution and clowns intervention

Intervention: Clowns intervention

Placebo+clowns

Patients will receive placebo solution and clowns intervention

Intervention: Clowns intervention

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

m-YPAS

Time Frame: Anxiety in the operation room (average 60 minutes from the begining of the study)

Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Cortisol level (blood)(Just before starting surgery (average 75 minutes from the begining of the study))
  • m-YPAS(Anxiety when the patient arrives at operation room (average 45 minutes from the begining of the study))
  • Cortisol level (salive)(when the patient arrives at operation room(average 45 minutes from the begining of the study))
  • Anesthesia induction(Just before starting surgery (average 75 minutes from the begining of the study))

Study Sites (1)

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