The Effects of Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures on Quality of Life in the Pediatric Cohort
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure done in the Catheterization Laboratory to help correct specific problems that cause the heart to beat faster than it should. Quality of life includes the physical as well as the emotional aspects of a patient. Doctors have always tried to take care of a medical problem with minimal physical and emotional risk. It is assumed that once the medical problem is fixed, the patient will have an improved quality of life. To know if this assumption is true, the investigators are asking children scheduled for this procedure, along with their family, to answer questions before the ablation, then answer the same questions 5-6 months after the ablation.
详细描述
When a patient (age 5-18 years) is scheduled for an ablation at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the research coordinator contacts the family prior to the procedure and describes the study to them, details the goals, benefits versus risks, and answers any questions they may have. Written consent is obtained from the parents. Assent is obtained from the child. Both the parent and child are given the age appropriate Peds QL (tm) Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, version 4.0. The forms are returned to the research coordinator. If the child is ablated, then 5-6 months after the ablation, the same questionnaire is sent to the child and parent. Data are entered into a database.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 5 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •5-18 years of age
- •English is the primary language
- •Scheduled for an ablation at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- •Normally structured heart
排除标准
- •Congenital heart defect
- •English is not the primary language
- •Children with significant neurocognitive deficits as determined by the investigator
研究者
Margaret Strieper
Principal Investigator
Emory University