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Risk factors for requiring sedative when separated from guardians in pre-anesthetic children

Analysis of risk facotrs for preoperative anxiety of pre-anesthetic children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0000270
Enrollment
400
Registered
2011-11-16
Start date
2008-01-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Korean children of American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I or II, aged from two to twelve years old scheduled for surgery requiring general anesthesia were consecutively enrolled between January 2008 and March 2010.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were children with neurologic abnormalities, psychological disorders, or developmental delay.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Children’s anxiety was measured in the preoperative holding room using mYPAS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
number of siblings;birth order of the child;the type of the guardian;previous experiences of hospital admission or surgery;waiting time

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJeong Eun Kim

The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

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