Assessing effect of addition of hypnoanaesthesia to existing anaesthetic techniques in reducing anxiety and pain in children undergoing minor dermatosurgical procedures
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: L00-L99- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061696
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS, New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children 6 to 13 years of age undergoing minor procedures in the Dermatology Minor Operation theatre complex.
2. Can understand English or Hindi well
3. Can follow verbal suggestions for modulating breathing rate, contracting or relaxing muscles.
4. Patients agreeing to have their vitals monitored before, during and at end of procedure.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with an inability to follow verbal instructions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the percentage difference in mean VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) score of perceived pain of local anaesthetic injection between children receiving additional hypnoanaesthesia in combination with standard infiltration anaesthetic technique versus those receiving standard infiltration anaesthetic technique alone during minor dermatosurgical proceduresTimepoint: Just after the injection of local anaesthetic agent
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the percentage difference in mean VAS score of anxiety in parents during the surgical procedure of their childTimepoint: During the surgical procedure;To assess the percentage difference in mean VAS score of perceived painTimepoint: During & after the surgery;To assess the percentage difference in mean VAS score of post-operative pain at the end of 1 week between the control & intervention groupTimepoint: Day 7;To assess the percentage reduction in VAS score of anxiety before & immediately after the hypnoanaesthesia in the intervention arm.Timepoint: Before & immediately after the hypnoanaesthesia;To evaluate the changes in respiratory rate, heart rate & blood pressure before & immediately after the administration of hypnoanaesthesia.Timepoint: before & immediately after the administration of hypnoanaesthesia