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St. Justine's Hospital |
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Information provided by: | St. Justine's Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00809380 |
Though much attention has been given to the practice of parental presence during invasive procedures in children in the ED, few studies have examined the patient's perspective. The only study to have addressed this issue used a single visual analog scale, which is not a well validated tool to assess children's distress level. Furthermore, no studies have assessed parental presence during fracture reduction; only a few incidental cases were reported in the literature. Finally, most studies evaluating parental presence had methodological limitations because of the absence of a control group.
The investigators seek to assess whether parental presence during fracture reduction under sedation, in children 8 to 18 years of age, decreases anxiety levels in both parents and children.
Condition | Intervention |
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Conscious Sedation Anxiety |
Behavioral: Parental presence Behavioral: Control |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Supportive Care, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Parental Presence During Fracture Reduction in Children at the Emergency Department; A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Estimated Enrollment: | 46 |
Study Start Date: | March 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | July 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Parental presence: Experimental
Patients in the study group will be accompanied by one of their parents for the whole procedure. Before this, a short explanation of the procedure, the patient's expected behavior during the procedure and what roles parents should play will be given to the parent by the research assistant. Parents will be seated close to the patient's head and will wear radiology proof gowns. If deemed necessary by the attending physician or if their behavior becomes unacceptable, parents can be asked to leave the procedure room at any given time. Parents will be allowed to leave the procedure room if they wish to at any time during the procedure.
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Behavioral: Parental presence
Patients in the study group will be accompanied by one of their parents for the whole procedure. Before this, a short explanation of the procedure, the patient's expected behavior during the procedure and what roles parents should play will be given to the parent by the research assistant. Parents will be seated close to the patient's head and will wear radiology proof gowns. If deemed necessary by the attending physician or if their behavior becomes unacceptable, parents can be asked to leave the procedure room at any given time. Parents will be allowed to leave the procedure room if they wish to at any time during the procedure.
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Control: Active Comparator
One parent will stay with their child until he is in the procedure room and conscious sedation has begun. He will then be asked to leave the room and wait in an adjoining waiting room. The attending physician will invite the parent back in the room once the reduction is complete and the cast is done.
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Behavioral: Control
One parent will stay with their child until he is in the procedure room and conscious sedation has begun. He will then be asked to leave the room and wait in an adjoining waiting room. The attending physician will invite the parent back in the room once the reduction is complete and the cast is done.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 8 Years to 18 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria for patients:
Inclusion criteria for parents:
Exclusion criteria for patients:
Exclusion criteria for parents:
Parents presenting unacceptable behaviors for family presence
Contact: Jocelyn Gravel, MD | 514-345-4931 | graveljocelyn@hotmail.com |
Contact: Nathalie Gaucher, MD | 514-345-4931 | natgaucher@yahoo.com |
Canada, Quebec | |
CHU Sainte-Justine | |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5 |
Principal Investigator: | Jocelyn Gravel, MD | CHU Sainte-Justine |
Principal Investigator: | Nathalie Gaucher, MD | CHU Sainte-Justine |
Responsible Party: | CHU Sainte-Justine ( Jocelyn Gravel ) |
Study ID Numbers: | PP |
Study First Received: | December 15, 2008 |
Last Updated: | December 16, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00809380 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Senegal: Ministere de la sante; Canada: Health Canada; Canada: Ethics Review Committee |
Conscious sedation Parental presence Invasive procedure Children Anxiety |
Fractures, Bone Emergencies |
Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Emergencies |