Preparatory information for children undergoing general anaesthesia

Conditions

Topic: Oral and Gastrointestinal, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes

Huntington C, Newton JT, Donaldson N, Liossi C, Reynolds PA, Alharatani R, Hosey MT.

2017-09-0711 citations

Improving access to preparatory information for children undergoing general anaesthesia for tooth extraction and their families: study protocol for a Phase III randomized controlled trial.

Hosey MT, Donaldson AN, Huntington C, Liossi C, Reynolds PA, Alharatani R, Newton JT.

2014-06-119 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-15-219

Interventions

The clinical trial will compare the web-based version of the package against standard care and another non-medical game. Online serious game intervention will include: modelling appro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Consent to participate 2. Literate in English 3. Own a PC with internet access 4. No previous experience of general anaesthesia 5. Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 7 years; Lower Age Limit 5 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Do not consent to participate 2. Prior experience of GA 3. No PC ownership 4. Child has learning disability

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Blind observer VAS scores of behaviour at anaesthetic induction 2. Child cooperation and dist	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Automatic recording of internet package usage will occur.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed