Meditation for Pediatric Anxiety

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Age: < 65

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Augusta University

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?1. The aim of this study is to assess anxiety in pediatric patients preoperatively, perioperatively, and postoperatively and whether meditation reduces anxiety in the days before, during, and after the surgery. 2. The second aim of this study is to see if longitudinal meditation is associated with decreased postoperative pain by examining whether the group prescribed meditation has reduced pain medication intake, measured by the frequency of liquid analgesic medicine intake.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for healthy kids aged 6-18 at Children's Healthcare of Georgia who are scheduled for urological surgery. They must not have had previous surgeries, anxiety disorders, or developmental delays and should be willing to share their medical history and any past meditation attempts.

Inclusion Criteria

I have documented my medical history and current medications.

I am between 6 and 18 years old.

Otherwise healthy patients

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Exclusion Criteria

I have had surgery in the past.

I have a history of anxiety or related disorders.

Diagnosis of developmental delay

Participant Groups

The study aims to see if watching a meditation video can reduce anxiety before, during, and after surgery in children. It also checks if regular meditation leads to less pain post-surgery by tracking how often they need painkillers.

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: 30 study subjects with meditationExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

The meditation regimen will be linked in a Qualtrics that is delivered to them via email daily. The patient and their parents will open the link, enter their assigned number, and follow the guided meditation embedded in the Qualtrics. This will track how many times and for how long the patients are following the regimen. The first PeSSKi (Perceived Stress Scale for Kids) questionnaire survey will be asked and sent via email after the appointment surgery is scheduled to assess anxiety. The second PeSSKi questionnaire survey will be over email at the halfway point to the surgery to see impact of meditation and anxiety levels at this point. The third questionnaire survey will be done immediately before the day of surgery in person to assess how anxious the patient is. The final questionnaire survey will be done 1 week postoperatively to assess the pain label of the patient is still in after the quantity of analgesic usage logged throughout the week.

Group II: 30 study subjects without meditationPlacebo Group1 Intervention

The control group will only receive the questionnaire without meditation. The first PeSSKi questionnaire survey will be asked and sent via email after the appointment where the surgery is scheduled to assess anxiety. The second PeSSKi questionnaire survey will be over email at the halfway point to the surgery to see the anxiety levels are at this point. The third questionnaire survey will be done immediately before the day of the surgery in person to assess how anxious the patient is. The final questionnaire survey will be done 1 week postoperatively to assess how much pain the patient is still in after the quantity of analgesic usage logged throughout the week. The questionnaire has eleven questions on a five-point scale ranging from "Not at all" to "A lot". The questionnaire link is given bellow: https://augusta.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2b2DZ9x16jY9IzQ (PeSSKi questionnaire) The control group will receive just the PeSSKi questionnaire.