The effectiveness of the preoperative operation-room tour helps children's anxiety less and the induction of anesthesia easy.

The effectiveness of the preoperative operation-room tour helps children's anxiety less and the induction of anesthesia easy. - The effectiveness of the preoperative operation-room tour.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000034803

Enrollment

400

Registered

2018-11-07

Start date

2017-10-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

the preoperative anxiety of children

Interventions

Child-Life-Specialist or Child-Care-Stuff provides an operation-room tour before elective surgery for children and let them experience from the entrance of the operation-room till the putting on a mas

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: having a documented behavioral or psychiatric disorders, having experiences of surgery under 1 year old, the use of intrarectal administration of midazolam, emergency surgery, patients who are decided inappropriate to the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Each anesthesia assesses the degree of difficulty of the induction of anesthesia with a 4-point of scale.(1:not at all, 2:slightly difficult, 3:very difficult, 4:start over)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShiho Tobaru

Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center & Children's Medical Center anesthesiology

mizuki.rin68@gmail.com0988880123

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026

The effectiveness of the preoperative operation-room tour helps children&#39;s anxiety less and the induction of anesthesia easy.