Clown Doctors and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the present investigation will be to determine whether a combination of clown
doctor and parental presence is more effective than a combination of sedative premedication
and parental presence for reducing anxiety in children and their parents and for improving
parental satisfaction.