Status:

COMPLETED

Adaptive Care in the Perioperative Setting

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Conditions:

Development; Delayed, Mental

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-21 years

Brief Summary

The overall purpose for conducting this research is to improve the safety and efficacy of care for perioperative patients who have developmental delays and behavioral challenges. The specific objectiv...

Detailed Description

For this study the investigators will measure anxiety and distress behaviors using multiple validated scales, including the modified Yale Pre-operative Anxiety Score (m-YPAS), the Induction Compliance...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who meet the following criteria for the ACT Program:
  • Patient is diagnosed with a developmental disability and/or behavioral condition
  • Patient has demonstrated inability to cope and cooperate during a healthcare encounter without additional preparation and support
  • Patient scores greater than 7 on the PRAP scale
  • Patient has 1 or more of the commonly seen ACT patient diagnoses listed in the diagnoses list below (additional diagnoses may be added the discretion of the principal investigator)
  • Patients accompanied to the appointment by parents or legal guardian
  • Patients of any gender, race, and ethnicity are potentially eligible for inclusion
  • Patients who are scheduled as outpatients or for 23 hour observation
  • Patient is ambulatory (able to walk and can use all 4 extremities for activities of daily living)
  • Diagnoses list:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Autistic
  • Delay in Development, Unspecified delay in development, Developmental Delay, Unspecified intellectual disability
  • Down's Syndrome, Trisomy 21
  • Other developmental speech or language disorder
  • Other specific developmental learning difficulties
  • Problems in communication
  • Mental and behavioral problems
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Impulse control disorder
  • Anxiety disorder
  • Disruptive behavior disorder
  • Intermittent explosive disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Oppositional defiant disorder
  • Sensory Integration Disorder
  • Pervasive Development Disorder
  • Receptive Expressive Language Disorder

Exclusion

  • Guardian unable to provide consent
  • Wheel chair bound
  • Prior enrollment in this research study
  • Patients who are scheduled to be admitted (greater than 23 hours) and inpatients
  • Patients who do not meet the ACT criteria
  • Any patient who, in the judgment of the investigators, has insufficient data to complete analysis
  • Adult patients (age 18-21) who have cognitive delays but are their own legal guardian

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 15 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03353129

Start Date

August 15 2017

End Date

February 28 2018

Last Update

August 26 2019

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229