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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Centro Hospitalar De São João, E.P.E. | OTHER |
| Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde | OTHER |
| Rede de Investigação em Saúde | OTHER |
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The goal of this project is to study the influence of child-centered communication on children's anxiety, satisfaction and the use of anesthesia for MRI
This study seeks to inspect the influence of a child-centered communication (CCC) on anesthesia use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams among four- to 10-year-old children. Children's levels of anxiety and satisfaction with the interaction also are assessed. Children are divided into three groups by order of arrival. Group 1 receives routine information about the MRI and simulates it with an MRI toy (EG1). Group 2 simulates the exam with the toy and receives the CCC. These two groups are compared with a third group of children who had received only the routine information about the exam and who served as a comparison group (CG).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child-centered communication | Experimental | The child's preparation for the MRI scanning is conducted using a child-centered communication type of interaction |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Simulation Toy | Active Comparator | The child's preparation for the MRI scanning is conducted through provision of general information about the MRI exam simulated with an MRI toy |
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| General information about the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam | No Intervention | The child's preparation for the MRI scanning is based on the provision of routine information about the MRI exam |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child-centered communication | Behavioral | The child is asked for ideas, fears and concerns regarding the magnetic resonance imaging exam and responses are tailored to these individual needs |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Anesthesia count | Number of children who perform the Magnetic Resonance Imaging exam using anesthesia | 30 minutes (after the Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in self-reported anxiety | Change in anxiety levels before and after preparation for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging, assessed through a self-report question responded on a 1 ("very calm") to 5 ("very scared") scale | 20 minutes (before and after the child's preparation) |
| Change in heart rate frequency |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction measurement | Children's satisfaction with the interaction they had in preparation for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging, assessed through self-reported, Yes/No questions | 20 minutes (after child preparation to do the Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Irene P Carvalho, PhD | Universidade do Porto | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João | Porto | 4200-319 | Portugal | |||
| Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto |
Individual participant data are confidential and will be shared only among the research team. Aggregate data can be shared with others only for research purposes and without any identifiers that might compromise the participant's anonimity
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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Parallel assignment
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The investigator applied the intervention. The participant and the outcomes assessors were blind as to which group participants were assigned.
Change in anxiety levels before and after preparation for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging assessed through heart rate frequency |
| 20 minutes (before and after the child's preparation) |
| Porto |
| 4200-319 |
| Portugal |