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To study whether playing a mother s recorded voice during surgery reduces confusion and agitation after anesthesia in children

Effect of Intraoperative Playback of Mother s recorded voice on Emergence Delirium in Paediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/05/110192
Enrollment
94
Registered
2026-05-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F05- Delirium due to known physiological condition

Interventions

Intervention1: Playback of mother s recorded voice during surgery: Mother s recorded voice will be played to the child through headphone intraoperatively. Intervention duration will be after induction

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Paediatric patients of age 2-8 years belonging to ASA grade 1 or 2 scheduled for minimally invasive elective surgery of duration 1- 4 hrs under general anaesthesia after written informed parental consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.ASA Grade 3 or 4 2.Presence of developmental delays or neurological diseases 3.Deafness or hearing impairments 4.Maternal mutism 5.Absence of the mother to record story

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare incidence of emergence delirium using Paediatric Anaesthesia Emergence Delirium Score (PAED) score between the two groups Timepoint: a)Immediately After Extubation b)Immediately upon arriving in PACU c)10 mins after arriving in PACU d)20 mins after arriving in PACU e)30 mins after arriving in PACU—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare severity of emergence delirium using PAED score. Timepoint: a)Immediately After Extubation b)Immediately upon arriving in PACU c)10 mins after arriving in PACU d)20 mins after arriving in PACU e)30 mins after arriving in PACU;To compare pain scores in post anaesthesia care unit (PACU) using Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) scale. Timepoint: a)Immediately After Extubation b)Immediately upon arriving in PACU c)10 mins after arriving in PACU d)20 mins after arriving in PACU e)30 mins after arriving in PACU;To compare extubation timeTimepoint: Duration from cessation of anaesthetic agent to extubation.;To compare eye opening timeTimepoint: Time taken by patient to open his/her eyes from the time of cessation of anaesthetic agent. ;To compare duration of PACU stay. Timepoint: From arriving in PACU till shifting to ward.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kamlesh Kumari

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

kamlesh.gmch@gmail.com9780040150

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026