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Clinical Trials/NCT00886314
NCT00886314
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Clown Doctors and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery

Shaare Zedek Medical Center1 site in 1 country80 target enrollmentJune 2009
ConditionsInsomnia

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
midazolam
Conditions
Insomnia
Sponsor
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Enrollment
80
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Preoperative anxiety
Last Updated
16 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present investigation will be to determine whether a combination of clown doctor and parental presence is more effective than a combination of sedative premedication and parental presence for reducing anxiety in children and their parents and for improving parental satisfaction.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2009
End Date
September 2009
Last Updated
16 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • children aged 2 to 12 yr, scheduled for minor surgery under general anesthesia will be included in the present study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Children with prematurity, development delay, previous anesthetic experience will be excluded from this study

Arms & Interventions

midazolam

Intervention: midazolam

clown doctor

Intervention: clown doctor

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Preoperative anxiety

Time Frame: Prior to induction of anesthesia

Study Sites (1)

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