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Meditation for Anxiety and Pain in Pediatric Urology Surgery

This study is looking at whether meditation can help reduce anxiety and pain in children aged 6 to 18 who are having urological surgery. Some children and their parents will watch meditation videos regularly for three weeks before surgery and continue for one week after. They will also fill out a questionnaire called PeSSKi (Perceived Stress Scale for Kids). Another group will only complete the questionnaire. The researchers want to see if meditation helps lower anxiety before surgery and reduces the need for pain medicine afterward. The study is currently recruiting 60 participants at Children's Healthcare of Georgia in Augusta, GA, and its status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 60 participants. Participants will be divided into a group that receives meditation and questionnaires, and a control group that only receives questionnaires.
What's involved
If you join, you or your child will participate for about one month, including three weeks before surgery and one week after. This involves watching meditation videos (if in the experimental group) and completing questionnaires.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Active participation in the study will last for about one month, including three weeks pre-operatively and one week post-operatively.

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NCT06858267

The Impact of Meditation on Anxiety and Post-Operative Pain in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Urological Surgery

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 6–18InterventionalSupportive care
Augusta University
~60 participants
Updated 2025-03-07 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PeSSKi questionnaire surveyMeditation Video

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Preoperative Meditation may decrease preoperative anxiety among the patient and their guardians. And to see if longitudinal meditation is associated with decreased postoperative pain by examining frequency of liquid analgesic medicine intake.
Measured over Active participation in the study will last for about one month, this includes three weeks pre-operatively and one week post-operatively. Total duration of the project is approximately two years.

Conditions

Pediatric Kidney Disease

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Augusta University

    Augusta, Georgiastudy coordinator listed

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

Bradley Morganstern, MD
[email protected]
706-721-0982
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age 6-18
Pediatric urology patients at Children's Healthcare of Georgia in Augusta, GA; scheduled for any urological surgery
Otherwise, healthy patients
Must record any medical history and medications
Must record prior attempts of meditation therapy
Children must provide assent

Exclusion

History of any prior surgeries
History of anxiety or anxiety-related disorders
Diagnosis of developmental delay

What this trial measures

  • Preoperative Meditation may decrease preoperative anxiety among the patient and their guardians. And to see if longitudinal meditation is associated with decreased postoperative pain by examining frequency of liquid analgesic medicine intake.Active participation in the study will last for about one month, this includes three weeks pre-operatively and one week post-operatively. Total duration of the project is approximately two years.

    Number of participants with meditation as assessed to change pain label from baseline in pain score on the scale at 1-week postoperative condition. The final questionnaire survey will be done 1 week postoperatively to assess how much pain the patient is still in after the quantity of analgesic usage logged throughout the week.