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NCT04079244: ALFA

Analysis of the Link Between Flow State and Preoperative Anxiety in Children Undergoing Playful Distraction

Completed NA Last updated 23 February 2022
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Video game in Children in 100 participants. Completed in 28 September 2019.

Timeline
14 May 2019
Primary endpoint
28 September 2019
28 September 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsorRennes University Hospital
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposeother
Enrollment100
Start date14 May 2019
Primary completion28 September 2019
Estimated completion28 September 2019
Sites1 location across France

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Rennes University Hospital

Who can join

Adults 3 to 10, any sex, with Children or Ambulatory Surgery. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study focuses on preoperative anxiety in children and non-drug methods to reduce anxiety. During surgery under general anesthesia, children may be anxious because of separation from their parents, fear of anesthesia, or loss of control. In order to reduce the anxiety of the child, anesthesiologists sometimes use an anxiolytic medicine. This premedication can reduce the anxiety of children. However, side effects are often observed as rebound anxiety after the operation or a delay to discharge from hospital. In recent years, alternative methods to premedication have been studied to reduce the anxiety of children. For example, video games and cartoons are distraction methods. Studies have shown that using a video game or cartoon during the waiting phases (in the room, when traveling, in the permutation room) reduces the anxiety of children and with the same efficiency as anxiolytic. In this study, the investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of a tablet game and a cartoon to reduce the anxiety of children.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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