Clown Doctors and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery

Shaare Zedek Medical Center80 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Insomnia

Interventions

midazolamDRUG

Children in this group will be premedicated with oral midazolam syrup (0.3 mg.kg) at least 15 minutes before the surgical procedure and one of the parents will be present throughout the anesthesia induction process.

clown doctorOTHER

Children will interact with clowns before entering the operating room and will stay with them and one of the parents throughout the anesthesia induction process.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 12 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Preoperative anxiety

Time frame: Prior to induction of anesthesia

Central Contacts

Yaacov Gozal, MD

CONTACT

972-2-6555 614 gozaly@szmc.org.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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