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NCT06624410
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We Will Compare Anxiety Levels Between English and Spanish-speaking Patients Before Surgery at a Children's Hospital. We Hypothesize That Spanish-speaking Patients Will Experience Greater Anxiety, so an Educational Intervention Will be Introduced One-week Before Surgery.

Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University

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Summary

The goal of this trial is to first evaluate whether a difference exists in anxiety scores between Spanish-speaking children and English-speaking children in the pre-operative setting in our patient population as assessed by the validated myPAS-SF anxiety index. In the interventional phase, the investigators hypothesize that the use of a language-concordant, educational intervention by study participants at home during the week preceding surgery will decrease pre-operative anxiety in Spanish-speaking children, as assessed by the validated mYPAS-SF anxiety index.

Official title: Reduction of Perioperative Anxiety in Spanish-Speaking Children

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

5 Years - 14 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

50

Start Date

2025-10

Completion Date

2026-01

Last Updated

2025-07-31

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

OTHER

Educational Intervention

Pre-operative anxiety levels will be assessed with the mYPAS-SF6-12 (below). Subjects will be observed for behaviors and then given a score out of possible 5 across 5 domains that corresponds with demonstrated behaviors, specified in the figure below. The 5 domains include Activity, Vocalization, Emotional Expressivity, State of Arousal, and Use of Parent. Note that the "Vocalization" domain differs in that It's possible scores range from 1-7. Pilot data collection will involve mYPAS scoring in isolation to demonstrate existing anxiety burden at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.