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Salivary alpha amylase and its relationship with preoperative anxiety in children who are undergoing an elective surgery.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/05/067469
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care GMCH Chandigarh
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Age 2-9 years of either gender

ASA – I and II

Type of surgery – elective surgeries under general anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal of parents/ guardians to take part in the study

children with any orofacial deformities like Treacher collin syndrome, aplasia of salivary glands, ranula

children with neurological/ neurodeveopemental disorder

children undergoing emergency surgery

children who have undergone surgery more than 2 years of age

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine the correlation of levels salivary alpha amylase (sAA) with <br/ ><br>preoperative anxiety in children scheduled for elective surgeryTimepoint: 1 day before surgery, 30 minutes before induction
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Correlation of Salivary Alpha Amylase with Induction Compliance Checklist Score <br/ ><br>2. Correlation of Salivary Alpha Amylase with modified Yale Preoperative anxiety Scale one day before the surgery <br/ ><br>3. Assessment of Salivary Alpha Amylase as a predictor of preoperative anxiety in childrenTimepoint: 1 day before surgery, 30 minutes before induction, at induction
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