Does Distraction With a Hand Held Video Game Reduce Preoperative and Emergence Anxiety in Children?

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

119

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2007

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2007

Conditions
Pediatric Emergence Agitation and Pain
Interventions
DRUG

Midazolam

Midazolam 0.5mg/kg

DEVICE

Game Boy

Children given video game as a distraction in preop holding and were permitted to continue playing the game in OR during induction

Trial Locations (1)

07101

University Hospital, Newark

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Nintendo of North America

UNKNOWN

lead

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

OTHER

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