Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
A noninferiority trial on information‐based video versus self‐selected video distraction technique for preoperative anxiety reduction in school children: Prepare trial
Primary result · mYPAS scoreResult — go to the resultMean difference −6.39 95% CI −12.74 to −0.44Authors' conclusion
Information-based technique using smart phone is non inferior to self-selected video-based distraction-based technique in decreasing PA with an additional advantage of decreasing postoperative short-term negative outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Children 6–12 years undergoing surgery
- Participants
- 82 children
- Comparison
- Information-based video vs self-selected video distraction
- Information-based videon = 41
- Self-selected videon = 41reference
- Primary endpoint
- Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (m-YPAS)
- Follow-up
- Just before induction of anesthesia
Methodological detailsprospective, noninferiority
- Prospective
- Noninferiority
Primary result
mYPAS score · just before induction
Mean difference
−6.39
95% CI −12.74 to −0.44
P = 0.05
Information-based video vs Self-selected video
mean difference −6.39 (95% CI −12.74 to −0.44); P = 0.05
Non-inferiority margin 8 as printed, not drawn
As reported in the abstract
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline mYPAS score | −2.7 (−8.2 to 2.8) | P = 0.33 | |
| −10−505Difference (linear scale) |
Perfect induction
Postoperative short-term negative outcomes · 15 days
P = 0.044
Original publication
A noninferiority trial on information‐based video versus self‐selected video distraction technique for preoperative anxiety reduction in school children: Prepare trial. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 27 June 2023. doi:10.
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