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
Protocol serial number	N0206114330
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust (UK)

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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

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant 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(s)	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.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	31/01/2005

Participant type(s)	Mixed
Age group	Mixed
Sex	All
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

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

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