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The effect of reducing the anxiety of mothers using Atenolol on the anxiety of children undergoing surgery

The effect of reducing the anxiety of mothers using Atenolol on the anxiety of children undergoing surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190128042525N5
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-01-27
Start date
2021-02-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-22

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Conditions

Anxiety. Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Mothers of children will be given, single dose of ethanolol, Stat 50 mg (orally) the night before surgery. Intervention 2: Control group: an atenolol-like placeb

Sponsors

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 3-10 years No chronic disease (cancer, liver disease, kidney) Good hearing and ability to speak Having age-appropriate cognitive abilities Having a mother at the time of admission and hospitalization Not having any previous experience of surgery No history of central nervous system diseases and mental illnesses Maternal anxiety

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mother's unwillingness to participate in research Prohibitions of Atenolol use in the mother Refusal to use Atenolol Being non-Iranian

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effects of reducing maternal anxiety using Atenolol on the level of anxiety in children of surgical candidates. Timepoint: The night before surgery. Method of measurement: 1- Demographic profile questionnaire, 2- Children's Anxiety Scale (Modified-Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarshid Farahbakhsh

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

clinical.research85@gmail.com+98 34 3428 0185

Outcome results

None listed

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