Virtual reality exposure before elective pediatric day-care surgery: effects on pre- and postoperative anxiety and pain

Completed

• Conditions: tandheelkundige/kaakchirurgische ingrepen; dental; or ear-nose-throat problems; oral; 10010449; 10038737

• Registration Number: NL-OMON47228
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible are: consecutive pediatric patients (aged 4-12 years), undergoing day care elective surgery (i.e. dental, oral, or Ear-Nose-Throat surgery) under general anesthesia, at the Sophia Children*s Hospital, between February 2017 and August 2018.

Exclusion Criteria

Mental retardation, inability of parents to read or write Dutch, epilepsy, visual impairment, or anxiolytic premedication, preoperatively.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>(Please also see METC protocol par. 8, which also includes references)<br /><br><br /><br>The primary outcome is the child's state anxiety level during induction of<br /><br>anesthesia assessed with the mYPAS (modified Yale Preoperatieve Anxiety Scale).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>(Please also see METC protocol par. 8, which also includes references)<br /><br><br /><br>The secondary outcomes are:<br /><br>- children*s pre- and postoperative anxiety<br /><br>- postoperative pain<br /><br>- emergence delirium (ED)<br /><br>- use of analgesics<br /><br>- health care use, and<br /><br>- pre- and postoperative parental anxiety</p><br>