Preparatory information for children undergoing general anaesthesia

ISRCTN ISRCTN18265148
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN18265148
Secondary identifying numbers 10006
Submission date
29/11/2013
Registration date
29/11/2013
Last edited
19/11/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Oral Health
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Marie Therese Hosey
Scientific

Kings College Dental Institute
Bessemer Road
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom

ORCiD logoORCID ID 0000-0003-1178-4106
Email m.t.hosey@kcl.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised interventional double-blind three-armed trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeOther
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleImproving access to preparatory information for children undergoing general anaesthesia for surgical dental procedures and their families
Study objectivesPhase III evaluation will use a double-blind three-armed RCT design. The clinical trial will recruit up to 210 children and will compare the web-based version of the package against standard care and another non-medical game. Distress will be assessed through evaluation of the child’s behaviour during the visit and parental reports of physical and psychological morbidity. The views of parents and children will be sought; the mode of usage of the web-based package will be automatically recorded and the impact on the service e.g. recovery time and throughput will be reported. At least 53 in each group will be required for 90% statistical power.

The Phase III study primary outcome measures: (1) patient experience: acceptance of anaesthetic induction; child co-operation/distress; reduction of peri- and post-operative morbidity; child and family satisfaction and (2) service improvement: anaesthetic time/improvement in throughput. Measures will be administered at baseline, at the time of the GA treatment visit and then at 48 hours and 1 week later.
Ethics approval(s)10/H0802/41
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedTopic: Oral and Gastrointestinal, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Oral and Gastrointestinal (all Subtopics), Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: Oral & Dental, Anaesthetics
InterventionThe clinical trial will compare the web-based version of the package against standard care and another non-medical game.

Online serious game intervention will include: modelling appropriate behaviour, coping skill teaching, provision of information in a developmentally appropriate manner and parent involvement (how to help their child get the most out of the intervention and what they can do themselves to improve their child’s GA experience).

Study Entry: Multiple Randomisations
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Blind observer VAS scores of behaviour at anaesthetic induction
2. Child cooperation and dist
Secondary outcome measuresAutomatic recording of internet package usage will occur.
Overall study start date04/07/2012
Completion date31/12/2013

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
Lower age limit5 Years
Upper age limit7 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participantsPlanned Sample Size: 210; UK Sample Size: 210; Description: Based on acceptance of anaesthetic induction measured using a Visual Analogue Scale
Key inclusion criteria1. Consent to participate
2. Literate in English
3. Own a PC with internet access
4. No previous experience of general anaesthesia
5. Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 7 years; Lower Age Limit 5 years
Key exclusion criteria1. Do not consent to participate
2. Prior experience of GA
3. No PC ownership
4. Child has learning disability
Date of first enrolment04/07/2012
Date of final enrolment31/12/2013

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Kings College Dental Institute
London
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

NICU, Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
England
United Kingdom

Website http://www.kch.nhs.uk/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/01n0k5m85

Funders

Funder type

Government

Research for Patient Benefit Programme Grant Codes: PB-PG-1208-17227
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme, RfPB
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 11/06/2014 Yes No
Results article results 07/09/2017 Yes No
Results article results 01/02/2018 Yes No
Results article results 01/11/2018 Yes No
HRA research summary 28/06/2023 No No

Editorial Notes

19/11/2018: Publication reference added.
12/11/2018: The scientific contact's ORCID ID has been added.
04/10/2018: Publication references added.