Effect of Television Cartoons in Patients Younger Than 3.5 Years During Echocardiography.A Prospective Randomized Study
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Echocardiography
- Sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
- Enrollment
- 58
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Echocardiography time
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Francisco Sánchez Ferrer
MD
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
Eligibility Criteria
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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Echocardiography time
Time Frame: procedure
Time used to perform the Echocardiography
Quality of technique
Time Frame: procedure
The quality of echocardiography (1 poor, 2 medium, 3 high)
Secondary Outcomes
- Parents opinion(procedure)
- Parents stress(procedure)
- Blood pressure(procedure)