Interactive Tablet Compared to Oral Midazolam as Premedication in Preoperative Anxiety in Children

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-05-19
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

preoperative anxiety is an undesirable outcome in pediatric surgical patients.It can lead to behavioral trouble such as enuresis, apathy and sleep disorders.

to prevent this anxiety,many tools can be used for premedication like pharmacological:Midazolam, clonidine, hydroxysine or non pharmacological tools such as parental presence,hypnosis and interactive tablet.

the purpose of the study is to compare the effect of interactive tablet to oral midazolam.on preoperative anxiety in children prior to elective surgery

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hôpital d'enfants Béchir-Hamza
• Treatments: Midazolam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 3-10 years old children

• elective surgery

• ASA PS I/II

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parental refusal

• Emergency procedure

• Behavioral or psychiatric disorders

• allergy or hypersensitivity to midazolam