NCT07552896 · NOT YET RECRUITING
Effect of Daily Screen Time on Postoperative Emergence Delirium in Children Aged 2-11 Years
This observational study asks whether children who spend more time on screens before surgery wake up more agitated from anesthesia. Researchers will survey parents about daily screen habits before the procedure, then measure post-anesthesia agitation in kids aged 2 to 11 using a standard behavioral scale. No phase is listed because this is not a drug or device trial — it is a straightforward observational study looking for an association, not testing a treatment.
You may qualify if
- Children aged 2 to 11 years
- Scheduled for elective lower abdominal surgery
- Planned procedures include inguinal hernia repair, orchiopexy for undescended testis, or circumcision
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II
- Parent or legal guardian able to provide written informed consent
- Parent or legal guardian able to complete the study questionnaire
You're excluded if
- Planned or administered premedication before surgery
- Emergency surgery
- Reoperation
- Developmental delay, neurodevelopmental disorder, or known psychiatric disease
- Visual or hearing impairment that may interfere with behavioral assessment
- Current use of sedative, antipsychotic, or antiepileptic medication
- Anticipated postoperative intensive care unit requirement
- Incomplete or unreliable parent-reported questionnaire data
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2026-04-27