Interactive projector game to distract children during anesthetic induction

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a randomized, open-label trial comparing a bedside projected interactive video game (BERT) to standard parent-present mask induction in children aged 2–6 undergoing elective general anesthesia at Clínica Alemana de Santiago. Participants are randomly assigned 1:1 using REDCap and staff, parents, and children will know which approach is used during induction. The main outcome is perioperative anxiety measured with the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) from arrival to induction. Statistical analysis will be performed by investigators not involved in delivering the intervention to reduce bias.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients undergoing elective procedures under general anesthesia at Clinica Alemana
* Parent or caregiver presence for mask induction
* ASA I, II
* Ages 2-6 years of age
* Spanish speaking
* Parental consent/patient assent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient or parental does not consent
* ASA ≥ III
* Emergency surgery
* Intravenous induction of anesthesia
* Patient with a significant neurological condition or major developmental disability
* Severe visual or auditory defects
* Patients admitted using a crib as the mode of transport

Where it's running

• Clínica Alemana de Santiago
  Vitacura, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Ximena Mora Diez, MD
• Email: xmora@alemana.cl
• Phone: +569 95377637

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.