Does Anxiety in Children on the Day of Surgery Impact Compliance in the Ophthalmology Clinic?

NCT ID: NCT02704442

Last Updated: 2018-04-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

82 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-02-29

Study Completion Date

2019-09-30

Brief Summary

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The hypothesis is that pediatric patients with increased levels of anxiety on the day of surgery, in particular at point of anesthetic induction, will demonstrate decreased compliance with assessment in ophthalmology clinic postoperatively.

Detailed Description

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There are many studies demonstrating pediatric anxiety from a surgical experience leading to postoperative maladaptive behaviors such as nightmares, separation anxiety, eating problems, and increased fear of doctors. There is a significant amount of research looking at day of surgery anxiety and pain in children and possible modifiers. Very little work has explored the effect of maladaptive behaviors with follow up physician visits. Strabismus surgery is particularly important as children require early and regular follow up assessments after surgery for optimal outcome. These assessments are meticulous and require good patient cooperation in order to obtain useful information for the pediatric ophthalmologist.

The study hypothesis is that pediatric patients with increased levels of anxiety on the day of surgery, in particular at point of anesthetic induction, will demonstrate decreased compliance with assessment in ophthalmology clinic postoperatively. The investigators expect this decrease in compliance will be evident based on changes seen on the ophthalmology clinic compliance scores generated pre and postoperatively.

The proposed study will be a prospective cross sectional study. Investigators will be measuring compliance in the ophthalmology clinic pre and postoperative and relating any changes in compliance with anxiety levels on the day of surgery.

Conditions

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Anxiety Strabismus Compliance

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 3 - 10 years old
* ASA I - III
* Primary strabismus surgery one or both eyes

Exclusion Criteria

* Preexisting anxiety disorder
* Preexisting chronic pain or chronic analgesia use
* Neurobehavioural pathology limiting our ability to assess the patient eg: Cerebral Palsy, Autism or Developmental Delay.
* Inability to adhere to study protocol
* Consult in Anesthesiology clinic prior to surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Regina

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Queen's University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Rachel Rooney

Rachel Rooney MD FRCPC, Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology, Queen's University

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rachel Rooney, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Queen's University

Locations

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Hotel Dieu Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Rachel Rooney, MD

Role: CONTACT

613 549-6666 ext. 7827

Yi Ning Strube, MD

Role: CONTACT

613 544-3310 ext. 3100

Facility Contacts

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Rachel Phelan, MSc

Role: primary

613 549-6666

References

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Kain ZN, Caldwell-Andrews AA. Preoperative psychological preparation of the child for surgery: an update. Anesthesiol Clin North Am. 2005 Dec;23(4):597-614, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.atc.2005.07.003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16310653 (View on PubMed)

Kain ZN, Mayes LC, Caldwell-Andrews AA, Karas DE, McClain BC. Preoperative anxiety, postoperative pain, and behavioral recovery in young children undergoing surgery. Pediatrics. 2006 Aug;118(2):651-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-2920.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16882820 (View on PubMed)

Kain ZN, Wang SM, Mayes LC, Caramico LA, Hofstadter MB. Distress during the induction of anesthesia and postoperative behavioral outcomes. Anesth Analg. 1999 May;88(5):1042-7. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199905000-00013.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10320165 (View on PubMed)

Varughese AM, Nick TG, Gunter J, Wang Y, Kurth CD. Factors predictive of poor behavioral compliance during inhaled induction in children. Anesth Analg. 2008 Aug;107(2):413-21. doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31817e616b.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18633018 (View on PubMed)

Kain ZN, Mayes LC, Wang SM, Caramico LA, Hofstadter MB. Parental presence during induction of anesthesia versus sedative premedication: which intervention is more effective? Anesthesiology. 1998 Nov;89(5):1147-56; discussion 9A-10A. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199811000-00015.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9822003 (View on PubMed)

Wollin SR, Plummer JL, Owen H, Hawkins RM, Materazzo F. Predictors of preoperative anxiety in children. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2003 Feb;31(1):69-74. doi: 10.1177/0310057X0303100114.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12635399 (View on PubMed)

Wright KD, Stewart SH, Finley GA. When are parents helpful? A randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of parental presence for pediatric anesthesia. Can J Anaesth. 2010 Aug;57(8):751-8. doi: 10.1007/s12630-010-9333-1. Epub 2010 May 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20499223 (View on PubMed)

Kim JE, Jo BY, Oh HM, Choi HS, Lee Y. High anxiety, young age and long waits increase the need for preoperative sedatives in children. J Int Med Res. 2012;40(4):1381-9. doi: 10.1177/147323001204000416.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22971489 (View on PubMed)

Kain ZN, Mayes LC, Cicchetti DV, Bagnall AL, Finley JD, Hofstadter MB. The Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale: how does it compare with a "gold standard"? Anesth Analg. 1997 Oct;85(4):783-8. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199710000-00012.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9322455 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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6014969

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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