Efficacy of Spontaneous Laughter in the Postoperative Treatment of Children

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of laughter therapy in children to improve postoperative, evaluating the intensity of postoperative pain, anxiety and hospital stay.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad - Escuela Medico Naval

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pediatric patients between 6 and 14

• I hospitalized with uncomplicated surgical procedure

• Minimum period of hospitalization of 48 hours

• Patients with informed consent letter signed by parents or guardians

• In patients older than 10 years, a letter of agreement

Exclusion Criteria:

• Endocrinopathies carriers, cancer, abnormalities of central nervous system immune disorders patients.

• Patients treated with both topical and systemic steroids