Clown Doctors and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

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.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Shaare Zedek Medical Center
• Treatments: Midazolam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• children aged 2 to 12 yr, scheduled for minor surgery under general anesthesia will be included in the present study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with prematurity, development delay, previous anesthetic experience will be excluded from this study