CompletedNot Applicable

Maternal Voice on Anesthetic Emergence Period

South Korea10 participantsStarted 2016-08

Plain-language summary

Mother spend a large amount of time with their children. It is assumed that mother contributes to their neurological development not only with visual stimuli, but also with auditory stimuli. A recent study revealed that prefrontal cortex can be activated in response to the self-name being spoken by the mother than by a stranger. Therefore, investigators suppose that recorded maternal voice can stimulate the pediatric patients and thereby fasten the emergence from general anesthesia.

Who can participate

Age range

2 Years – 8 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged between 2 and 8 years of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA PS) I or II who are planned to receive an operation under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * ASA PS III or IV * with developmental delay or neurological diseases associated with symptoms of agitation * refusal of consent * with developmental delay * with allergy or contraindication to use of ketamine (presence of an active upper respiratory tract infection (URI), increased intracranial pressure, open-globe injury, and a psychiatric or seizure disorder)

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What they're measuring

Emergence time

Timeframe: During 1 hour after operation

Incidence of emergence delirium (ED)

Timeframe: During 30 minutes after PACU admission

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02860377

SponsorDaegu Catholic University Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-08

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