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Impact of parental presence on preoperative anxiety of children

Impact of parental presence during induction of anesthesia on anxiety level among pediatric patients and their parents

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017011931497N4
Enrollment
96
Registered
2017-02-16
Start date
2017-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: In control group there is no intervention. Intervention 2: In intervention group,parents are present at induction of anesthesia until loss of consciousness.
In control group there is no intervention
In intervention group,parents are present at induction of anesthesia until loss of consciousness.

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:patients age 4–10 years with ASA 1 or 2 without history of psychiatric disorders and drugs undergoing :elective minor surgery such as inguinal or umbilical hernias ;surgeries less than 1-hour duration with no significant changes in the patient’s hemodynamic parameters Exclusion criteria:Parents unwilling to continue the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Preoperative anxiety in children. Timepoint: At ward,at preparation room and immediately before induction of anesthesia. Method of measurement: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale.;Parental anxiety. Timepoint: At ward,at preparation room,immediately before induction of anesthesia. Method of measurement: State And Trait Anxiety Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cooperation of child with anesthesiologist at induction of anesthesia. Timepoint: At induction of anesthesia. Method of measurement: Induction Compliance Checklist.;Parental satisfaction. Timepoint: After induction of anesthesia. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAfsaneh Sadeghi

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

af.sadeghi@sbmu.ac.ir+98 912 407 2892

Outcome results

None listed

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