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This study aims to (1) develop an intelligent customer-driven solution for pediatric surgery care for parents of children undergoing circumcision and their children; (2) examine the effectiveness of the intervention on outcomes of parents (self-efficacy in child care, perioperative knowledge, and satisfaction in perioperative care, need for information and anxiety) and children (preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain); and (3) explore users' (parents, children, health care professionals) perceptions of the intervention and suggestions for improvement.


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Objectives: The aims of this study are: (1) to develop an intelligent customer-driven solution for pediatric surgery care for parents of children undergoing circumcision (ICory- Circumcision) and their children; (2) to examine the effectiveness of the ICory- Circumcision on outcomes of parents (self-efficacy in child care, perioperative knowledge, and satisfaction in perioperative care, need for information and anxiety) and children (preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain), as well as no-show/ delayed show up for operation cases and health services use; and (3) to explore users' (parents, children, health care professionals) perceptions of the intervention and suggestions for improvement.

Study design: This study will be a two-group pretest and repeated posttest pilot randomised controlled trial followed by qualitative process evaluation. A total of 80 dyads of parents and their primary school-aged children (7-12 years old) will be randomly assigned into the intervention group which will receive the ICory-Circumcision plus routine care, whereby the parents will receive the BuddyCare application while the child will receive the Triumf game application, and the control group, who will just receive routine care provided by the hospital. An interview guide will be developed and used to interview the parents and healthcare professionals who used ICory-Circumcision to explore their experiences and opinions on strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. The children who have used the Triumf game will also be interviewed to explore their experiences about the game application.

Hypothesis: When compared to the control group, (1) parents in the intervention group who receive the ICory-Circumcision will report a significantly (a) higher level of self-efficacy in child care; perioperative knowledge and satisfaction (b) lower level of needs for information and preoperative anxiety. (2) The children in the intervention group will report a significantly lower level of preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain. (3) The intervention group will have fewer cases of no-show/ delayed show up for operation, and reduced health services use (e.g. reduced A & E department or GP attendance for non-medical reasons) within 2 weeks after the surgery. ;


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NCT number NCT04174404
Study type Interventional
Source National University, Singapore
Contact Hong-Gu HE, PhD
Phone +6565167448
Email nurhhg@nus.edu.sg
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date November 1, 2019
Completion date October 31, 2020

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