Post Tonsillectomy Pain
Conditions
Keywords
animal-assisted intervention, pre surgery anxiety, post surgery pain medication consumption
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to examine the effects of pre surgery dog visits as compared to a costumed character or parents-only on the consumption of pain medication after surgery. It is hypothesized that pre surgery dog visits will reduce post surgical stress and anxiety.
Detailed description
Recent research has revealed that children who are highly anxious prior to surgery experienced more problems post surgery. These problems included reporting of more pain and requested more pain medication during hospitalization and home follow up. Consumption of pain medication may not be the optimal pain management program. In contrast, numerous human-animal interaction studies have shown that animals tend to have a calming effect on people, reduce stress, and lesson anxiety. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to examine the effect of pre surgery dog visits as compared to a costumed character or parents-only on the consumption of pain medication after surgery.
Interventions
Sponsors
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (T/A) * 4-7 years old * Prescribed codeine and/or analgesics for postoperative pain
Exclusion criteria
* Participant must not be afraid of dogs, or allergic to animal dander * Chronic medical conditions other than T/A * Developmentally delayed * On psychotropic medications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bieri Faces Scale upon arrival, after intervention, and at discharge | — |
| Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale upon arrival, after intervention, and in surgical preparation room | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed