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The purpose of our study to quantitatively examine the stress levels prior to surgery and the use of analgesics post surgery in both children and their parents following a preoperative intervention with a medical clown compared to children that were not exposed to this intervention.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Clown | Experimental | Presence of clowns on child's postoperative pain levels, anxiety levels of the child and the accompanying parent and the effect of the intervention on the total consumption of analgesics and on the post- surgery inflammatory markers. |
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| Control | No Intervention | Assessment of child's postoperative pain levels, anxiety levels of the child and the accompanying parent and the effect on the total consumption of analgesics and on the post- surgery inflammatory markers. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Clown | Behavioral | Presence of clowns on child's postoperative pain levels, anxiety levels of the child and the accompanying parent and the effect of the intervention on the total consumption of analgesics and on the post- surgery inflammatory markers |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Children: WBS (Wong Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale) | measure at 4 time points (repeated measures) - at admission, discharge, 12 and 24 hours. | 24 hours |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Use of analgesics | Total dose of analgesics over 24 periods per kg. | During the 24 hours following the surgery |
| Cytokines levels | Cytokined levels at the end of the surgery (end of precedure, before waking up)(IL-1b, IL-2,IL-6, IL-8, IL-10,TNF-α and VEGF) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soroka University Medical Center | Beersheba | 84101 | Israel | |||
| Assuta Medical Center |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006554 | Hernia, Umbilical |
| D006552 | Hernia, Inguinal |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007232 | Infant, Newborn, Diseases |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D006555 | Hernia, Ventral |
| D046449 | Hernia, Abdominal |
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| End of precedure, before waking up |
| Beersheba |
| Israel |
| D006547 | Hernia |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |