Melatonin versus midazolam in the premedication of anxious children attending for elective surgery under general anaesthesia: the MAGIC non-inferiority RCT
This synopsis presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme as award number 16/80/08.
Authors
- Zoe Marshman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0943-9637)
- Amy Norrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4854-0006)
- S. Atkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-0968)
- Marie Hyslop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7078-4933)
- Amanda Loban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-1580)
- Jennifer Kettle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2776-1243)
- Christopher R. Vernazza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-2974)
- Nikki Totton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1900-2773)
- Robert Bolt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1705-8400)
- Tracey Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8467-0471)
- Nicholas Ireland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3665-0641)
- R. J. Simmonds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5024-8272)
- Laura Flight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9569-8290)
- Elena Sheldon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-471X)
- Chris Deery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-7736)
- Jacqui Gath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8875-5894)
- Sondos Albadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-9497)
- Katie Biggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4468-7417)
- Esther Herbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1224-5457)
- Diana Papaioannou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6259-0822)
- Jaydip Ray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7421-1263)
- Fiona Gilchrist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0418-6274)
- Christopher Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8586-9618)
- Helen Rodd
- Jan Clarkson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5940-2926)
- Matthew Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9704-5189)
- Kate Hutchence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-2844)
- Hamish Paton
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Dundee Dental Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Technology Assessment
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3310/cwkf1987
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.19
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Health Technology Assessment Programme