NCT02859051

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a preparation teaching intervention before IV insertion, taught by MEDi to children and their parents, will lead to lower levels of expected and experienced pain and fear and less distressing pain memories, as compared to children who receive standard care. In addition, it will be examined whether this preparation intervention will lead to greater parental self-efficacy, less anxiety, and less distressing pain memories as compared to controls.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
137

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2016

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 8, 2016

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 28, 2016

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 8, 2016

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 25, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 25, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

April 27, 2021

Status Verified

April 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

July 28, 2016

Last Update Submit

April 26, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

Cognitive Behavioral Support provided by Robot

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • child's pain

    Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) (Hicks, 2001)

    at moment of child's IV start

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • child's fear

    at the moment of OR entry

  • parent self-efficacy

    30 mins to 3 hours before induction

  • parent anxiety

    30 mins to 3 hours before induction

  • children's memory

    2 weeks after child's induction

  • parents' memory

    2 weeks after child's induction

Study Arms (2)

control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention

robot

EXPERIMENTAL

Humanoid robot interacts with child, teaching breathing and coping strategies.

Device: Humanoid Robot MEDi

Interventions

Humanoid robot programmed with cognitive-behavioral interventions such as role modeling, teaching coping strategies, positive reinforcement, parent encouragement

robot

Eligibility Criteria

Age4 Years - 12 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • presenting for general surgery under general anesthesia, and in the American Society of Anesthesiologists class 1 or 2

You may not qualify if:

  • patient presenting for day surgery
  • patient requires an intravenous placed in day surgery unit
  • patient cognitively unable to self-report pain
  • patient with a hearing or visual impairment or developmental disability that precludes self-reporting ability
  • family or child that is unable to communicate in English
  • previous allergic reaction to propofol or lidocaine

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada

Location

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2016

First Posted

August 8, 2016

Study Start

July 8, 2016

Primary Completion

May 25, 2018

Study Completion

May 25, 2018

Last Updated

April 27, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations