Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Use of newer information technology devices (video clip): Showing a video clip of prehospital detour to the child on the day before the surgery
Control Intervention1: Intranasal dexmede
Sponsors
Maulana Azad Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children of ASA physical status 1 and 2. 2. Age 6 to 11 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with 1. Known cognitive disabilities. 2. language barriers. 3. developmental disabilities. 4. taking psychiatric medications. 5. known allergy or hypersensitivity to Dexmedetomidine. 6. acute or chronic nasal trauma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Preoperative anxiety of the childTimepoint: Assessed immediately after shifting the child to the operation theatre table. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety level of the parentsTimepoint: In the evening before the day of surgery and just before shifting the child to the operating room from the preoperative holding area.;Degree of emergence deliriumTimepoint: Immediately following extubation;Parental satisfactionTimepoint: On the day following the day of surgery.;Postoperative painTimepoint: After shifting the patient to the postoperative holding area.;Preoperative anxiety of the childTimepoint: In the evening before the day of surgery and just before shifting the child to the operating room from the preoperative holding area. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Neelam Prasad
Maulana Azad Medical College
Outcome results
None listed