Abstract
Objective
To assess the effect of recorded maternal voice on child’s cooperation during cardiac catheterization.
Design
Randomized placebo controlled trial.
Setting
Cardiac catheterization laboratory at a tertiary care hospital.
Participants
90 children with congenital heart disease scheduled for cardiac catheterization between July 2014 and Dec 2014 randomized to maternal voice group and control group.
Intervention
During cardiac catheterization, children in maternal voice group listened to a 3-min audio-recording of their mother’s voice, played in loop, using head-phones. Children in the other group wore headphones without auditory stimuli.
Main outcome measures
Child’s cooperation during cardiac catheterization as assessed by Child Emotional Manifestation Scale.
Results
Children in the maternal voice group showed lower mean (SD) distress scores [13.2 (4.6) vs. 16 (5.6), P=0.01]. The requirement of sedative agents during the procedure was not different (P=0.09).
Conclusion
Allowing children to listen to recorded voice of their mother is an effective strategy to improve cooperation during cardiac catheterization.
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Rajan, D., Lakshmanan, G., Gupta, S.K. et al. Effect of recorded maternal voice on child’s cooperation during cardiac catheterization – A randomized controlled trial. Indian Pediatr 54, 204–207 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1031-4
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