Actively Recruiting
The Study Evaluates the Effect of an Interactive Projector as a Distraction for Children During Anesthetic Induction. The Primary Objective is to Reduce Perioperative Anxiety, Measured With the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS).
Led by Clinica Alemana de Santiago · Updated on 2025-11-17
70
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
C
Clinica Alemana de Santiago
Lead Sponsor
U
Universidad del Desarrollo
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is designed to evaluate the effect of technology as a distraction technique during anesthetic induction in children, starting from their arrival to the operating room. An interactive film will be displayed using a projector (BERT: Bedside Entertaining and Relaxation Tool) mounted on a whiteboard in front of the child's gurney. The primary outcome is perioperative anxiety, measured with the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Study Evaluates the Effect of an Interactive Projector as a Distraction for Children During Anesthetic Induction. The Primary Objective is to Reduce Perioperative Anxiety, Measured With the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS).
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients undergoing elective procedures under general anesthesia at Clinica Alemana
- Parent or caregiver presence for mask induction
- ASA physical status I or II
- Ages 2 to 6 years
- Spanish speaking
- Parental consent and patient assent obtained
You will not qualify if you...
- Patient or parent does not consent
- ASA physical status III or higher
- Emergency surgery
- Intravenous induction of anesthesia
- Significant neurological condition or major developmental disability
- Severe visual or auditory impairments
- Patients transported using a crib
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Clínica Alemana de Santiago
Vitacura, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, 7630000
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
X
Ximena Mora Diez, MD
CONTACT
R
Rodrigo Guiloff Krauss, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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