Clinical trial NCT00452738: The Effect of Pre Surgery Dog Visits on Post Surgery Consumption of Pain Medication
Official title: The Effect of Pre Surgery Dog Visits on Post Surgery Consumption of Pain Medication
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Post Tonsillectomy Pain
Keywords: animal-assisted intervention
pre surgery anxiety
post surgery pain medication consumption
Lead sponsor: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2007-03-27
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 4
Maximum age (years): 7
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The objective of this study is to examine the effects of pre surgery dog visits as compared to a costumed character or parents-only on the consumption of pain medication after surgery. It is hypothesized that pre surgery dog visits will reduce post surgical stress and anxiety.

Detailed description: Recent research has revealed that children who are highly anxious prior to surgery experienced more problems post surgery. These problems included reporting of more pain and requested more pain medication during hospitalization and home follow up. Consumption of pain medication may not be the optimal pain management program. In contrast, numerous human-animal interaction studies have shown that animals tend to have a calming effect on people, reduce stress, and lesson anxiety. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to examine the effect of pre surgery dog visits as compared to a costumed character or parents-only on the consumption of pain medication after surgery.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (T/A)
* 4-7 years old
* Prescribed codeine and/or analgesics for postoperative pain

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participant must not be afraid of dogs, or allergic to animal dander
* Chronic medical conditions other than T/A
* Developmentally delayed
* On psychotropic medications

Primary outcomes:
measure: Bieri Faces Scale upon arrival, after intervention, and at discharge
measure: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale upon arrival, after intervention, and in surgical preparation room
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Tulsa
country: United States
facility: Oklahoma State University Surgi-Center
state: Oklahoma
Study officials:
affiliation: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
name: Sherril M Stone, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
name: Stan Sherman, DO
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
name: Chaunda Capers, BS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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