Effect of Animated Cartoon for Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Children Aged 1.5 - 5 yr After General Anesthesia

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01880138

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-06-18

Start date

2013-06-30

Completion date

2015-05-31

Last updated

2013-06-18

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Conditions

Sevoflurane Anaesthesia

Keywords

Animated cartoon, Emergence agitation

Brief summary

Emergence agitation (EA) in children early after sevoflurane anaesthesia is a common postoperative problem, with incidence ranging up to 80%. Younger patients, particularly in the age range from 1.5 to 5 yr of age, are at increased risk of EA. Preoperative anxiety, as measured by the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale, has been shown to increase the risk of EA for each increment of 10 points in the child's state anxiety score. So, Alleviates preoperative anxiety in Children maybe decrease the incidence and severity of EA. Preschool children enjoy watching animated cartoons, and they can be immersed to animated cartoon so they become oblivious of their surroundings. Therefore, viewing an animated cartoon maybe reduce preoperative anxiety in children. This study was performed to determine effect of animated cartoon for prevention of emergence agitation in children aged 1.5 - 5 yr after general anesthesia

Interventions

OTHERwatching animated cartoon before general anesthesia

OTHERnot watching animated cartoon beofre general anaesthesia

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

17 Months to 5 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1\. pediatric patient (1.5-5yrs) scheduled for elective surgery of short duration (less than 2 hr) undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

1\. Patients with an abnormal airway, reactive airway disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic respiratory disease, or a history of an upper respiratory tract infection in the preceding 6-week period

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) Scale	(PAED) Scale changes from the moment subjects open their eyes, and every 5 minute for 24hours	Subjects' behavior was rated in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) from the moment subjects opened their eyes, and every 5 minutes until discharge from the PACU. The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) Scale (Sikich & Lerman, 2004) was used. The scale assesses 5 behaviors (making eye contact, purposefulness of actions, awareness of surroundings, restlessness, and consolability) on a 5-point scale that ranges from 'not at all' to 'extremely'.

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactJeong-Rim LEE, MD, PhD

MANYA@yuhs.ac02-2227-3840

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026