Reduction of anxiety in pediatric patients when entering the operation room using Augmented Reality(AR) with tablet devices: A multicenter prospective study

UMIN ID: UMIN000056322

Registered date:01/12/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Pediatric patients undergoing scheduled surgery
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/12/01
• Target sample size: 60
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

AR group The pediatric patient in a wheelchair is guided from the entrance of the surgery department to the operating table using a tablet device with characters placed in various parts of the aisle.
Control group

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Comparison of the modified Yale preoperative anxiety scale in the AR and Control groups.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 3years-old
• Age maximum: 10years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: 0 to 2 years old and over 11 years old Patients whose consent was not obtained from their families or themselves Mental retardation Severely ill patients (over ASA-PS classification 3)

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Yamagata University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Department of Anesthesiology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine