Induction in the Dark
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Official title
Induction in the Dark: a Prospective Randomized Control Trial for Perioperative Pediatric Anxiety
Brief summary
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This study will enroll children ages 2-6 who are undergoing an elective outpatient surgical procedure under general anesthesia. They will be randomized to one of the following groups and assessed for preoperative anxiety, mask acceptance, and behavioral changes in the following week. 1. darkened room and star projector with parental presence; 2. preoperative midazolam 0.5 mg/kg by mouth and parental presence; or 3. parental presence alone.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06144177
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 240 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Dark with star projector Other
- Preoperative midazolam Drug
- Parental Presence Other
Other · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 2 Years to 6 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 15, 2024
- Primary completion
- Apr 14, 2027
- Completion
- May 21, 2027
- Last update posted
- Jun 21, 2026
2024 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | South Carolina | 29425 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted Jun 21, 2026 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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