The impact of the caregiver?s voice on irritability, inconsolability and disorientation seen in children recovering from general anaesthesia and comparing it to the effect of the anaesthesiologists voice: A prospective randomized control trial

The impact of the caregiver?s voice on emergence delirium in children: A prospective randomized control trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/093880

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Caregivers recorded voice: Children in Group C will listen to their caregivers recorded voice using noise cancelling headphones at the end of the surgery till they reach the recovery ro

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status -I-II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of neurological/psychiatric diseases Bilateral Deafness or hearing impairment in the child Mutism in Caregiver

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To study the effect of the caregiver?s and the anaesthesiologist?s voice on emergence deliriumTimepoint: We will be assessing this by measuring the different scores at the time of entering the pacu and every 10 minutes for 30 minutes post entering the PACU	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Incidence of emergence delirium 2. Time taken for extubation 3. Analgesic requirement in the recovery room/PACU Timepoint: From the end of the surgery till 10 minutes after reaching the recovery room.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anjali Teresa Mathew Ollapally

St. Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore

dr.anjaliollapally@gmail.com9886474530

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026