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NCT Number: NCT07524049

Giving Children a Voice in Paediatric Anaesthesia

This project will identify the research priorities for paediatric anaesthesia and perioperative medicine in participating countries and highlight areas where further research and information can be provided to optimise the experience of children undergoing medical interventions.

This is expected to have significant positive impacts on patient and family engagement and interest in research within the community and aids to plan patient/ family-centred studies.

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Key information

Conditions

Perioperative Care Agnosia Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Pain Management Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Anesthesia Perceptual Disorders Research Agenda Research Subjects Signs and Symptoms

Age range

6 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ospedale regionale Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

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About this study

Prospective online surveys will be conducted to generate national priority research topics. Three separate series of surveys will be conducted:

  • Children and young people aged 6 to 16 years of age
  • Parents and caregivers
  • Clinicians

The first round of surveys will be broad idea generating surveys. The survey will consist of a short introduction and demographic questions followed by space to input three free text suggestions for research topics. In order not to bias the suggestions, we will not provide any examples of thematic prompts, research ideas will be entirely de novo. These surveys will be open for three months.

A second round of online surveys will then be conducted to prioritise national longlist of research ideas. Respondents will be asked to pick what they consider to be the 10 most important research ideas from the longlist.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 6-16 years
  • Caregivers of patients aged 6-16 years
  • Clinicians working in paediatric perioperative medicine

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients <6 and >16 years
  • Residence not in Switzerland
  • Inability to understand one of the 3 study languages (german, french, italian)

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Consensus-ranked list of top 10 research priorities for paediatric anaesthesia and peri-operative medicine among children and young people aged 6-16 years, parents and clinicians.

    Time frame: 1 year

    The number and rank order of research priorities identified and agreed upon by children, parents and clinicians, as determined by a prioritisation process. Priorities will be gathered via structured online surveys. The outcome is expressed as a ranked list of 10 discrete research topics, ordered by level of group consensus agreement; results are reported as the proportion (%) of participants selecting each topic as a priority, used to generate a ranked top 10 list

Secondary outcomes

  1. Degree of agreement between child/young person-identified priorities and those identified by parents/carers and clinicians

    Time frame: 1 year

    Whether child-identified priorities differ from those identified by parents/carers and clinicians and if these priorities differed from those previously identified by parents/carers and clinicians in equivalent Australian studies.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Thomas Riva, Prof. Dr. med.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+41 31 632 2725

Viktoria A. Pfeifle, Dr. med

CONTACT

[email protected]

+41 31 632 21 11

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Other

Collaborators

  • Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Kantonsspital Aarau
  • Luzerner Kantonsspital
  • Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli
  • University Children's Hospital Basel
  • University Hospital, Geneva

Registry information

Official study title

Patient, Parent and Clinician Voices - Establishing National and International Research Priorities for Paediatric Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

Acronym: TR-VP26

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Apr 13, 2026
Registry last updated
Apr 13, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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