Effect of Transportation Method on Preoperative Anxiety in Children

Chonnam National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Behavior; Anxiety

Treatments: Device: Standard stretcher car; Device: Wagon

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03018145

CNUH-2016-185

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effect of wagon for transporting vehicle instead of standard stretcher car for reducing preoperative children's anxiety.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 7 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status I
• scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• history of anesthesia or surgery
• developmental delay
• weighing over than 38kg
• severe pain
• administrated psychotomimetic drug

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard stretcher group

Experimental group

Description:

Use a standard stretcher car as a transporting method in the operating room

Treatment:

Device: Standard stretcher car

Wagon group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use a wagon as a transporting method in the operating room

Treatment:

Device: Wagon