Promethazine for relieving anxiety in pre operative children

Efficacy of oral promethazine administered pre operatively in relieving anxiety in paediatric patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230823059228N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-09-12

Start date

2023-05-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Pre operative anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Children in group M, which received intranasal midazolam at a dosage of 0.3 mg/kg, administered 30 minutes before the start of general anesthesia induction. Inter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children between ages 2-6 years Both genders Those undergoing elective surgery Those undergoing surgeries under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with respiratory issues Those with known allergies Those requiring intravenous anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pre operative anxiety. Timepoint: 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5 minutes before the scheduled delivery of general anesthesia. Method of measurement: Five-point sedation scale, a four-point emotional scale, heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation %.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactDr Aqib Ali

Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi

nasarulislam1995@gmail.com+92 51 9273426

Outcome results

None listed

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