The effect of videotaped preoperative information on parental anxiety during anesthetic for elective paediatric procedures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN65449805

Enrollment

111

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2004-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Anxiety disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Other anxiety disorders

Interventions

Parents of children undergoing surgery will be randomised. One group will watch videotaped information, others will receive standardised information. Parental anxiety is assessed before and after witn

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents of children having uneventful day case surgery under general anaesthetic.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Anxiety before anaesthetic induction as measured by the state/trait anxiety inventory and the Amsterdam Preoperative anxiety and information score 2. Anxiety after anaesthetic induction as measured by the state/trait anxiety inventory	—

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