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Virtual Parental Presence on Induction for Surgery and Anxiety (VPPIA Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Vanessa Olbrecht, MD
Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up after induction complete, assessed immediately
Awards & highlights

VPPIA Trial Summary

This trial is investigating the feasibility and acceptability of virtual parental presence (parents present via video) during induction of anesthesia in children, as well as the impact of coaching parents prior to the surgery day. The goal is to see if virtual PPIA is a feasible and acceptable option at their institution, and if coaching parents beforehand enhances the effect of video parental presence.

Eligible Conditions
  • Surgery
  • Anxiety

VPPIA Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~immediately after procedure
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after procedure for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Assessment of parental presence with either Facetime, Skype or Teams
Operating room induction nurse satisfaction
Operating room provider satisfaction
+2 more
Secondary outcome measures
Anxiety of child
Child behavior induction compliance
Parent anxiety
+3 more

VPPIA Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Feasibility/AcceptabilityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This arm will be used to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using FaceTime during induction.
Group II: Coaching prior to surgeryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group III: Coaching day of surgeryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Children's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiLead Sponsor
815 Previous Clinical Trials
6,531,511 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Surgery
5,000,463 Patients Enrolled for Surgery
The Hospital for Sick ChildrenOTHER
687 Previous Clinical Trials
6,945,005 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Surgery
340,200 Patients Enrolled for Surgery
Vanessa Olbrecht, MDPrincipal InvestigatorCincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
4 Previous Clinical Trials
309 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Surgery
93 Patients Enrolled for Surgery

Media Library

Virtual Parental Presence on Induction Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04574219 — N/A
Surgery Research Study Groups: Feasibility/Acceptability, Coaching prior to surgery, Coaching day of surgery
Surgery Clinical Trial 2023: Virtual Parental Presence on Induction Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04574219 — N/A
Virtual Parental Presence on Induction 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04574219 — N/A

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~19 spots leftby Apr 2025