Revisiting Survey Investigating Why Patients Are Not Receiving Home Anti-convulsant Medication Prior to Surgery/or Procedure Involving General Anesthesia
Completed
Conditions studied: Seizures
In brief
Children with seizure disorder face unique challenges during the perioperative period. Fasting, sleep-deprivation, and missed doses of medications while patients are required to have nothing per mouth (NPO) are a few factors that decrease the seizure threshold. The incidence of seizures in this population is unknown but correlated with patient's underlying condition and missed doses of anti-convulsant. Previous work has determined this is not a unique problem. The investigators initially found compliance extremely poor at 60%. The investigators have made improvement to about 80% compliance through various interventions: education of nursing, availability of anticonvulsant intravenous dosing alternatives, and re-wording the hospital NPO policy. The investigators feel that a new, more focused, survey will help identify, perioperative reasons for non-compliance on part of the parents. This information will be utilized to guide further interventions aimed at improving compliance.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01897974
- Run by
- Vidya Raman
- People needed
- 300
- Starts
- 2013-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-08-27
Who can join
Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- We plan to include all children 0-18 years of age on anticonvulsant(s) for seizure disorder.
You may not qualify if…
- None.
Where it is running
- Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States
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