Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: The Impact of Medical Clowning on Pain and Stress Level in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Hernia Repair Surgery LAUGH Study
Brief Summary: The purpose of our study to quantitatively examine the stress levels prior to surgery and the use of analgesics post surgery in both children and their parents following a preoperative intervention with a medical clown compared to children that were not exposed to this intervention.