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Study aim
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Determining the effect of reducing maternal anxiety using Atenolol on the level of anxiety of children who are candidates for surgery in hospital
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Design
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Clinical trial with two groups case and control, 30 children in each group with parallel groups, double-blind, Simple randomization, Demographic profile, Spielberger Anxiety Inventory and the Modified-Yale preoperative anxiety scale questionnaire will be used to collect data.
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Settings and conduct
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The study would be held in Moradi Hospital in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Two randomized groups:
(intervention Group) The Mothers of children who will be undergoing surgery are going to be given atenolol to reduce their anxiety.
(control group) receiving placebo. It is double blind, participants and investigator will not be aware of the intervention and control groups.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion: Children 10-3 years old Candidate for tonsillectomy, No chronic disease, Having a mother at the time of admission and hospitalization, Not having any previous experience of surgery,
No history of central nervous system diseases and mental illnesses.
Exclusion: Mother's unwillingness to participate in research
contraindication of the use of Atenolol in the mother
Refusal to use Atenolol
Being non-Iranian
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Intervention groups
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Treatment group: Mothers of children in the treatment group, will use Atenolol in a single dose, Stat50 mg (orally) the night before surgery.
Control group will be taking placebo. Atenolol-like placebo will be used in dark packaged and coded envelopes to blind participants and investigators.
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Main outcome variables
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Anxiety of children candidates for surgery before induction of anesthesia