Comparison of the effects of the use of tablet computer and midazolam to reduce surgical stress in pediatric patients by an anesthesiologist

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: anxiety; premedication; undescended testis; circumcision prompt; hypospadias; none; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; inguinal hernia; hydrocele; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001701112
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

The patients who had anxiety at 30 minutes before the operation and were given midazolam constituted Group I; those who were given a tablet computer constituted Group II. The patients’ anxiety levels in the waiting room at 30 minutes after taking oral midazolam or tablet computer were compared; the anxiety level in Group I was found to be significantly lower than that in Group II. The patients’ separation anxiety level while parting with families to go to the operating room was found to be significantly lower in Group I compared to Group II. The patients in Group I were found to accept anesthesia mask more easily than those in Group II. The patients who did not have anxiety at 30 minutes before the operation and were given midazolam constituted Group III; those who were given a tablet computer constituted Group IV. The patients in Group IV were found to have significantly higher anxiety levels in the waiting room compared to Group III. The patients in Group IV were found to have significantly higher separation anxiety while parting with families compared to Group III. The patients in Group IV were found to accept anesthesia mask more readily than those in Group III. The patients in Group III were found to take significantly longer to emerge from anesthesia compared to those in Group IV. Both Groups III and IV were found to have no negative behavioral changes at one-week after patients’ discharge.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-05-27
• Study Start: 2019-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Age 4-10 years
American Society of Anesthesiologists score 1 or 2
children were anesthetized for the first time for surgical procedures due to one of the following conditions: circumcision, inguinal hernia, hydrocele, undescended testis, hypospadias.

Exclusion Criteria

patients who had previous surgery, motor and mental retardation, or chronic diseases, had been using psychiatric medication, had been planned to undergo more than one operation in the same session, had emergency surgery, or had an ASA score of 3 or 4 were not included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified