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Effect of FPCA on Incidence of Emergency Delirium in Children After Surgery

Effect of Family-centred Perioperative Care for Anaesthesia on Incidence of Emergency Delirium in Children After Surgery: a Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06092671
Enrollment
444
Registered
2023-10-23
Start date
2023-10-24
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2025-12-29

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

Conditions

Child, Emergence Delirium, Family, General Anaesthesia, Perioperative Care, Postoperative Complications

Keywords

perioperative care, emergency delirium, paediatric, general anaesthesia, postoperative maladaptive behaviours

Brief summary

Emergence delirium (ED) stands out as a prevalent postoperative complication among paediatric patients, correlating with extended hospitalization periods, escalated healthcare expenses, and increased incidence of postoperative maladaptive behaviours (POMBs). There is a lack of well-established pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions demonstrating efficacy in reducing the occurrence of ED. Therefore, our objective is to assess the potential of family-centred perioperative care for anaesthesia (FPCA) in mitigating the incidence of ED in children, compared with routine anaesthesia.

Interventions

OTHERFamily-centred perioperative care for anaesthesia

The patient in intervention group and parent will receive the Family-centred perioperative care for anaesthesia, including video education, anaesthesia mask practice, electronic pamphlet,etc. It is recommended that parents accompany the children during the induction of anesthesia and the recovery from anesthesia.

Sponsors

Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Lishui Country People's Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Ningbo No.2 Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
The Central Hospital of Lishui City
CollaboratorOTHER
Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Children aged 2-6 years undergoing elective surgery with an estimated surgical duration of no longer than 2 hours; 2. Receiving first general anaesthesia by inhalation, and American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status I to II; 3. A parent signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

1. Suffering important organ diseases; 2. History of developmental retardation, neuropsychiatric diseases, psychological or cognitive impairment; 3. History of severe hearing or visual impairment; 4. Children are not suitable for inhalation anaesthesia considered by the researchers; 5. The parent involving in this trial spends less than three months a year with the child; 6. The parent is not competent for companionship considered by the researchers; 7. Neither father nor mother is able to participate in the screening interview and the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The incidence of emergency deliriumAt the time patient awake from anesthesia after the sugery; 5min after awake; 15min after awake; 25min after awake;The incidence of emergency delirium will be evaluated by the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergency Delirium scale (PAED). When the child wakes up in the PACU (the child can stay awake for more than 10 seconds), and 5min, 15min, 25min after waking up, a trained researcher will evaluate the PAED score (the maximum scores ≥10 will be diagnosed as ED).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The incidence of postoperative maladaptive behavioursat postoperative days 1, 2, 3, 7±2, 14±3 days and 3 months ±5 days after surgeryPostoperative maladaptive behavioural changes at the 1, 2, 3, 7±2, 14±3 days and 3 months±5 days after surgery will be assessed with Post Hospitalization Behaviour Questionnaire (PHBQ). When total score greater than 0 will be considered as postoperative maladaptive behaviours.
Sleep qualityBaseline before surgery; at 7±2, 14±3 days and 3 months ±5 days after surgerySleep quality before surgery and at 7±2, 14±3 days and 3 months ±5 days after surgery, assessed with Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ).
Quality of life scoreBaseline before the surgery and at 14±3 days and 3 months ±5 days after surgery.Quality of life score will be assessed with Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL4.0).
The severity of emergency deliriumAt the time patient awake from anesthesia after the sugery; 5min after awake; 15min after awake; 25min after awake;The severity of emergency delirium was assessed according to PAED scores in those patients who suffered emergency delirium. A total score ≥12 is considered moderate emergency delirium, ≥15 is considered severe emergency delirium, and the total score of the scale is 20.
Postoperative pain scoreAt the time patient awake from anesthesia after the sugery; 5min after awake; 15min after awake; 25min after awake.Postoperative pain score in children will be assessed with Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale (FLACC).
Preoperative anxiety of childrenBaseline before surgery, in the preoperative holding area and during induction of anaesthesia.Preoperative anxiety of children will be assessed with the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale-Short Form (mYPAS-SF).
Preoperative anxiety of parentsBaseline before surgery, in the preoperative holding area and during induction of anaesthesia.Preoperative anxiety of parents will be assessed with State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
Compliance of anaesthesia inductionThe period anaesthesia induction.Compliance of anaesthesia induction in children will be assessed with Induction Compliance Checklist (ICC).

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactTing Li, MD. PhD
liting1021@aliyun.com+86-135-8787-6896

Outcome results

None listed

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