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The use of clay dough and video clips to decrease anxiety in paediatric patients before giving oral midazolam.

Evaluation of play distraction and streamed video clips in alleviating anxiety before oral premedication among paediatric patients: A Randomised controlled study - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/05/067549
Enrollment
210
Registered
2024-05-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Group PD(Play Dough): In group PD(Play dough), the patient will be given clay dough to play for 6 minutes in the preoperative room. At 6 minutes while the child is playing, 0.5 mg per k

Sponsors

Maulana Azad Medical College And Associated Lok Nayak Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged of 3-7 years undergoing surgeries in elective operation theatre with ASA physical status I-III

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Developmental disabilities or on psychoactive medications 2.Impaired vision or hearing or language barriers 3.Children with history of previous Anesthetic exposure, chronic disease, prematurity, and growth retardation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Preoperative anxiety using mYPAS score from baseline till 20 min post premedication with oral midazolamTimepoint: 5 minutes post arrival to preoperative room, at the end of 6 minutes of play, at 20 minutes post oral midazolam while shifting to operation theatre.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Influence of age and gender on the effectiveness of play distraction and video clips in reducing anxiety during premedication. 2.Parental anxiety using STAI (State trait anxiety inventory) score 3.Parental satisfaction using Parental satisfaction questionnaire. Timepoint: 5 minutes post arrival to preoperative room, at the end of 6 minutes of play, at 20 minutes post oral midazolam while shifting to operation theatre.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gunjan Sabharwal

Maulana Azad Medical college and associated Lok Nayak Hospital

Lalit.doc@gmail.com9868092739

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 8, 2026