NCT00886314
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Clown Doctors and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery
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.
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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