Stress
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: intervention group: receiving standardized intraoperative text messages at key surgical milestones and a postoperative phone call
Group 2: control group: Receiving an postoperative phone call
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderchirurgie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parents of children aged 6 months to 6 years Elective outpatient pediatric surgery no previous surgery of the child
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Previous surgery or anesthesia of the child Relevant known/previous diseases of the child Surgical or anesthetic complications during the surgery Diseases of the accompanying peron/parent (participant in the study) influencing cortisol levels, as well as current pregnancy or shift work
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The impact of intraoperative TM on parental physiological stress markers, including salivary cortisol, HR and HRV, as well as on parental subjective stress levels. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Explore potential gender differences in stress responses in order to gain a deeper understanding of gender-specific variations in parental anxiety and to examine the progression of parental physiological and subjective stress parameters throughout the perioperative period as secondary objectives. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJan-Hendrik Gosemann
Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderchirurgie
Outcome results
None listed