Hypnotherapeutic audio intervention to reduce preoperative anxiety and induce postoperative well-being in children

Hypnotherapeutic audio intervention to reduce preoperative anxiety and induce postoperative well-being in children - HypnoChild

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031599

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-03

Start date

2021-07-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

J35.0

Interventions

Group 1: Experimental group: children receiving an anesthesia comic and hypnosis audio intervention before surgery Group 2: Control group: children receiving anesthesia comic before surgery

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Tonsillotomy or adenotomy imminent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insufficient German language skills

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SUD (subjective units of distress) with values 0 (no distress) to 10 (extreme distress) to measure subjective well-being, once in the pre-medication unit one day before the surgery and a second time one day after the surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
QUIPSi (Quality Improvement in Postoperative Pain Management, Children's Version) to assess post-operative pain, fatigue, and nausea.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBarbara Schmidt

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Barbara.Schmidt@med.uni-jena.de+4936419398043

Outcome results

None listed

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