Anxiety before surgery in Spanish-speaking children
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study compares anxiety before surgery in Spanish-speaking vs English-speaking children at a children's hospital. If your child is Hispanic/Latino, speaks Spanish, and is between 5 and 14, they may be invited to receive an educational tool one week before surgery to help reduce anxiety.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child must be Hispanic or Latino and speak Spanish as their main language.
- Your child's age must be between 5 and 14 years old.
- Your child is scheduled for surgery at Doernbecher Operating Rooms, but not heart surgery.
- Your child cannot have a condition like autism, sensory processing disorder, or global developmental delay (as noted in their medical records).
- Your child must not have had surgery before, and you (the parent) must be able to make decisions and not be in jail.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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