Paediatric preoperative assessment: a randomised controlled trial to compare the competence of nurses and senior house officers (SHO)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN48353662

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

2000-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Paediatric nursing Not Applicable

Interventions

Preoperative assessment of children for surgery by trained nurse (intervention) or SHO (control).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1000 children attending for day case or minor orthopaedic surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: First child on each operating list to avoid delay in starting

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment by paediatric registrar.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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