Health Condition 1: B- Imaging Health Condition 2: B- Imaging
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Telephonic Reminder: Telephonic reminder (phone call and text message) of fasting instructions a night before the CT scan.
Control Intervention1: No telephonic reminder: Telephonic remi
Sponsors
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children up to the age of 13 years scheduled to undergo CT scan under sedation or monitored anaesthesia care (MAC) administered by anaesthetists will be included in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children sedated for CT scan by non-anaesthetist. 2. Children whose parentsââ?¬• phone numbers are not available. The number of such children will be recorded.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the complications related to prolonged and inadequate fasting.Timepoint: Baseline;To assess the feasibility of reminder of fasting instructions by telephonic and text message. Timepoint: Baseline;To assess the proportion of children with delay or cancellation due to inadequate fasting.Timepoint: Baseline | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the proportion of children with optimum duration of fasting after a reminder of fasting instructions is given by a telephonic call and text message one day before the procedure and those without the reminder.Timepoint: Baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSandhya Yaddanapudi
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed