Evalution of influence of audiovisual information on anxiety of parents present at induction of anaesthesia

Evaluation of the influence of audiovisual information on the anxiety and contentement of the parent present during the induction of anaesthesia on children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN66030835

Enrollment

120

Registered

2010-05-18

Start date

2010-02-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Anxiety reduction Mental and Behavioural Disorders Anxiety

Interventions

This is randomised double-blind research in which 120 parents will take part who will accompany the child to the operating room. After filling out the admission form, we collect the following demograp

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged older than 6 months, either sex 2. Written consent ('Informed Consent') 3. Parents who understand and speak Dutch 4. Parent present at induction 5. No premedication 6. Parent of a child undergoing surgery in a daycentre 7. American Society of Anaesthesiologists classification (ASA) 1 - 2 and 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Not understanding/speaking Dutch 2. No consent for the research 3. Children younger than 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
State anxiety reduction reduction (STAI Spielberger and APAIS), measured at admission (T1), after viewing (or not) the audiovisual information (T2) just before entering the operating theatre and when the parents leave the operating theatre (T3).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Correlation between state anxiety and trait anxiety (STAI Spielberger), measured at admission (T1), after viewing (or not) the audiovisual information (T2) just before entering the operating theatre and when the parents leave the operating theatre (T3) 2. Correlation between need for information (information part of the APAIS) and the state/trait anxiety (state part of APAIS and STAI Spielberger), measured at admission (T1) 3. Correlation between Induction Compliance Checklist (ICC) and anxiety measure of the child at induction by using a VAS. Both measurements are done after induction by the anaesthetist (Tafter induction anaesthetist). 4. Anxiety measure of the child (by the parent) at induction by using a VAS. This will be done after induction by the parent, when the parent has left the operating theatre (Tafter induction parent). Correlation will be sought between VAS (Tafter induction parent) and the ICC (Tafter induction Anaesthetist). 5. Satisfaction measurement of the parents by using a VAS (Tafter induction parent)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Correlation between state anxiety and trait anxiety (STAI Spielberger), measured at admission (T1), after viewing (or not) the audiovisual information (T2) just before entering the operating theatre and when the parents leave the operating theatre (T3) 2. Correlation between need for information (information part of the APAIS) and the state/trait anxiety (state part of APAIS and STAI Spielberger), measured at admission (T1) 3. Correlation between Induction Compliance Checklist (ICC) and anxiety measure of the child at induction by using a VAS. Both measurements are done after induction by the anaesthetist (Tafter induction anaesthetist). 4. Anxiety measure of the child (by the parent) at induction by using a VAS. This will be done after induction by the parent, when the parent has left the operating theatre (Tafter induction parent). Correlation will be sought between VAS (Tafter induction parent) and the ICC (Tafter induction Anaesthetist). 5. Satisfaction measurement of the parents by using a VAS (Tafter induction parent)

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Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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