Effect of Television Cartoons in Patients Younger Than 3.5 Years During Echocardiography
- Conditions
- EchocardiographyPediatrics
- Registration Number
- NCT02498743
- Lead Sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 58
- Pediatric patients who were referred to pediatric cardiology consultation.
- Patients younger than 3.5 years.
- Signed informed consent by parents.
- No signed informed consent by parents.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Echocardiography time procedure Time used to perform the Echocardiography
Quality of technique procedure The quality of echocardiography (1 poor, 2 medium, 3 high)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure procedure blood pressure of child
Parents opinion procedure Parents completed a questionnaire about the use of TV during the test
Parents stress procedure The parent's opinion about the sensation of stress by using a scale from 0 (no stress) to 10 (so much stress
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Francisco Sánchez Ferrer
🇪🇸SAn Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Francisco Sánchez Ferrer🇪🇸SAn Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain