Comparison of oral ketamine and promethazine effect as anesthetic premedication on preoperative anxiety of children ages 3 to 8 years

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200921048789N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-23

Start date

2019-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-10-06

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Conditions

Premedication.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group A includes children 3 to 8 years of age who will receive 5 mg / kg oral ketamine diluted with 20% dextrose to a volume of 0.2cc / kg 30 minutes before enterin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 8 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children 3 to 3 years old are candidates for surgery in the hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with underlying anxiety disorder Children whose parents (one or both) have underlying anxiety disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: In two times: before receiving the oral premedication and 30 minutes after receiving it. Method of measurement: According to the visual facial scale criterion in 6 states: without anxiety, mild anxiety, mild to moderate, moderate, moderate to severe and severe.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSepehr Edalat khah

Islamic Azad University

sepehr.edalatkhah@gmail.com+98 21 4424 2961

Outcome results

None listed

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