An evaluation of a hospital information and skills training video for the preparation of children waiting for day surgery

ISRCTN	ISRCTN88361481
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN88361481
Secondary identifying numbers	N0206114330

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Dr R Lwin
Scientific

Paediatric Liaison
Mulberry House
Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust
Liverpool
L12 2AP
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)161 613 7077
Email	rebekah.lwin@alderhey.nhs.uk

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Hospital
Study type	Other
Participant information sheet	Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title	An evaluation of a hospital information and skills training video for the preparation of children waiting for day surgery
Study objectives	To establish whether a video-based pre-admission distance learning pack is more effective than standard hospital preparation leaflets alone in reducing anxiety to imminent planned surgery in children and their parents/carers? To establish if the video reduces anxiety and self-reported pain in children who have recently had planned surgery and their parents? To establish if the video is a user friendly and accessible method or pre-surgery preparation?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Paediatric surgery
Intervention	Prospective, randomised, comparative study.
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure	1. Self reported child fearfulness and anxiety pre and post surgery. 2. Self reported parent/carer anxiety pre and post surgery. 3. Self reported child post operative pain. 4. Adult reported child post operative pain. All measures are questionnaires.
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/11/2002
Completion date	31/01/2005

Participant type(s)	Mixed
Age group	Mixed
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	Not provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteria	All parents of children awaiting planned surgery on the booked admissions programmed at AH. Male/female aged between 6 and 11 years of age.
Key exclusion criteria	Does not meet inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/11/2002
Date of final enrolment	31/01/2005

Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust

Liverpool
L12 2AP
United Kingdom

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website	http://www.doh.gov.uk

Hospital/treatment centre

Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust (UK)

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18/04/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator