REducing Anxiety in CHildren Undergoing Procedures

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Ambulatory Surgery

In brief

This is a small pilot, feasibility study designed as a quality improvement project. The purpose is to identify anxiety in children aged 4-12 years who will receive a sedated procedure and to see if the use of an iPad as a focused activity will decrease the level of anxiety through a small randomized control trial in the Children's Perioperative Unit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03054077

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

24

Starts

2017-03-10

Expected to finish

2017-05-19

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-10

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children admitted for a sedated procedure
• Must be first sedated procedure
• English speaking
• ages 4-12

You may not qualify if…

• Non English speaking
• Children younger than 4 and older than 12 years
• Children with developmental disabilities

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University Health System — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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