The Impact of an Animated Video on Preoperative Anxiety in Children Undergoing Elective Otoplasty

NCT ID: NCT05894187

Last Updated: 2024-03-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-01

Study Completion Date

2024-09-30

Brief Summary

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The study is a prospective, randomized, single-blind controlled superiority trial to evaluate the effect of viewing an informative animated video a day prior to surgery on preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients scheduled for elective otoplasty. The primary outcome will be modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) score at the time of general anesthesia induction compared between families that were assigned to view the animated video the day before and those that were not. The participants for this study will be children undergoing elective otoplasty at the IWK Health Centre. Those participants randomized to the intervention group will receive a link to a short survey gauging parent anxiety levels. The survey will be followed by a link to an informative animated video which the participants and their families will watch. The control group will be participants assigned not to receive the email link to the informative animated video.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pre-operative Anxiety Otoplasty Paediatric Surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

prospective, randomized, single-blind controlled superiority
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control group (no video)

Children in this group will not receive a link to view an informational animated prior to their surgery date

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention group ( video)

Children in this group will receive a link to view an informational animated video 3 nights prior to their surgery date.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

animated video

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants randomized to the intervention group will receive a link to a short survey gauging parent anxiety levels three days prior to their childs surgery date. If randomly assigned to watch the informative animated video, the survey will be followed by a link to a video which families are free to watch prior to your child's surgery date. Once participants and there family watch the video, they will be asked to rate the quality of the video on a scale of 0 (very bad) to 10 (excellent). Responses to this question will be used to confirm that participants watched the video to the end.

Interventions

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animated video

Participants randomized to the intervention group will receive a link to a short survey gauging parent anxiety levels three days prior to their childs surgery date. If randomly assigned to watch the informative animated video, the survey will be followed by a link to a video which families are free to watch prior to your child's surgery date. Once participants and there family watch the video, they will be asked to rate the quality of the video on a scale of 0 (very bad) to 10 (excellent). Responses to this question will be used to confirm that participants watched the video to the end.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* They are undergoing an otoplasty alone with no other procedures on the same day
* The patient must not have previously undergone an otoplasty; the patient must be between the ages of 4 and 12;
* The patient must understand spoken English;
* The participating parent must be able to read English at a grade six level; and the patient should not have received premedication.

Exclusion Criteria

* Under the age of 4 or over the age of 12
* Have not undergone a previous otoplasty
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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IWK Health Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michael Bezuhly

Head, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Director, Craniofacial Program IWK Health Centre

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Bezuhly, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

IWK Health Centre

Locations

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IWK health centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Michael Bezuhly, MD

Role: CONTACT

902 470 8168

Facility Contacts

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Michael Bezuhly, MD

Role: primary

(902) 470-8168

References

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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)

Spielberger CD. Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Palo Alto: Consulting Psychologists Press, 1983.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Heeren A, Bernstein EE, McNally RJ. Deconstructing trait anxiety: a network perspective. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2018 May;31(3):262-276. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2018.1439263. Epub 2018 Feb 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29433339 (View on PubMed)

Marechal C, Berthiller J, Tosetti S, Cogniat B, Desombres H, Bouvet L, Kassai B, Chassard D, de Queiroz Siqueira M. Children and parental anxiolysis in paediatric ambulatory surgery: a randomized controlled study comparing 0.3 mg kg-1 midazolam to tablet computer based interactive distraction. Br J Anaesth. 2017 Feb;118(2):247-253. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew436.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28100529 (View on PubMed)

Kuhlmann AYR, Lahdo N, Staals LM, van Dijk M. What are the validity and reliability of the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale-Short Form in children less than 2 years old? Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Feb;29(2):137-143. doi: 10.1111/pan.13536. Epub 2018 Dec 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30365208 (View on PubMed)

Neville DN, Hayes KR, Ivan Y, McDowell ER, Pitetti RD. Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine Versus Intranasal Midazolam as Anxiolysis Prior to Pediatric Laceration Repair in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;23(8):910-7. doi: 10.1111/acem.12998.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27129606 (View on PubMed)

Mifflin KA, Hackmann T, Chorney JM. Streamed video clips to reduce anxiety in children during inhaled induction of anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2012 Nov;115(5):1162-7. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31824d5224. Epub 2012 Oct 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23051880 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1028283

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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