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NCT Number: NCT02498743

Effect of Television Cartoons in Patients Younger Than 3.5 Years During Echocardiography

The objective of this study is analyze the influence of TV entertainment in children less than 3 years of age during echocardiography in order to achieve a complete and accurate test.

This is an experimental study in children with suspected congenital or acquired cardiac disease. An examination room was prepared with a TV on the ceiling that was positioned in a way that would provide unobstructed viewing for children during the echocardiography procedure.

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Key information

Conditions

Echocardiography Pediatrics

Age range

6 month–43 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Francisco Sánchez Ferrer

Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, 03550, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Pediatric patients who were referred to pediatric cardiology consultation.
  • Patients younger than 3.5 years.
  • Signed informed consent by parents.

Exclusion criteria

  • No signed informed consent by parents.

Treatment and study plan

Echocardiography

Procedure

TV was connected to display the cartoon video during the echocardiography: the episode number 125 of 'Dora the Explorer': 'Baby Winky Goes Home!' was reproduced during the echocardiography.

Watching Animated cartoons

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Echocardiography time

    Time frame: procedure

    Time used to perform the Echocardiography

  2. Quality of technique

    Time frame: procedure

    The quality of echocardiography (1 poor, 2 medium, 3 high)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parents opinion

    Time frame: procedure

    Parents completed a questionnaire about the use of TV during the test

  2. Parents stress

    Time frame: procedure

    The parent's opinion about the sensation of stress by using a scale from 0 (no stress) to 10 (so much stress

  3. Blood pressure

    Time frame: procedure

    blood pressure of child

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Television Cartoons in Patients Younger Than 3.5 Years During Echocardiography.A Prospective Randomized Study

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jul 15, 2015
Registry last updated
Jul 15, 2015

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