Parental active participation during induction of general anesthesia to decrease children anxiety and pain

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202103591612264

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-03-03

Start date

2020-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

parent active participation during induction of anesthesia

non active participation of parents

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children scheduled for elective day case orthopedic surgeries will be selected with the following inclusion criteria: age :3-8 years old, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I-II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were mental retardation , epilepsy , visual impairment, history of previous surgery and or hospitalization, chronic illness, (ASA) physical status at least III and need for pre-operative anxiolytic medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
•The primary outcome is child anxiety during induction of anesthesia assessed with the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS).(4) The mYPAS is considered the gold standard in observational instruments to assess pre-operative anxiety in children and will be completed at three timepoints: baseline upon hospital admission, in holding area before induction of anesthesia, and during induction of anesthesia). The mYPAS consists of 27 items divided into five domains: activity, emotional expressivity, state of arousal, vocalization and use of parents. Scores range from 23.33 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety. •Children will indicate their own anxiety level on a six- facial visual facial anxiety scale (VFAS) (5) and will be completed at three time points: baseline upon hospital admission, in holding area before induction of anesthesia, and after surgery.	—

Measure

Time frame

•The primary outcome is child anxiety during induction of anesthesia assessed with the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS).(4) The mYPAS is considered the gold standard in observational instruments to assess pre-operative anxiety in children and will be completed at three timepoints: baseline upon hospital admission, in holding area before induction of anesthesia, and during induction of anesthesia). The mYPAS consists of 27 items divided into five domains: activity, emotional expressivity, state of arousal, vocalization and use of parents. Scores range from 23.33 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety. •Children will indicate their own anxiety level on a six- facial visual facial anxiety scale (VFAS) (5) and will be completed at three time points: baseline upon hospital admission, in holding area before induction of anesthesia, and after surgery.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• Child pain and emergence delirium: postoperative pain will be reported by two informants; children will report their pain intensity with the six-faces revised Faces Pain Scale (FPS-r): range 0 to 10. A blinded recovery nurse will assess pain intensity with the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability (FLACC) scale: range 0 to 10. Emergence delirium will be assessed with the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergency Delirium (PAED) scale by a blinded recovery nurse: range 0 to 20.	—

Measure

Time frame

• Child pain and emergence delirium: postoperative pain will be reported by two informants; children will report their pain intensity with the six-faces revised Faces Pain Scale (FPS-r): range 0 to 10. A blinded recovery nurse will assess pain intensity with the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability (FLACC) scale: range 0 to 10. Emergence delirium will be assessed with the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergency Delirium (PAED) scale by a blinded recovery nurse: range 0 to 20.

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Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAmal Mohamed

Secretary of Research and opinion in Anesthesia and intensive care Journal

amalasaic@gmail.com+201281560053

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026