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Cartoon calm: animated film may ease Kids' surgery fears

NCT ID NCT04252508

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This trial investigates whether a double-reading animated film, watched by both children and their parents before surgery, can reduce anxiety in children aged 3 to 7. The film uses avatars to walk the child through their hospital journey, from room to operating room. Researchers will measure anxiety levels using a standard scale at the time of anesthesia induction.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Animated film
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to ease children's fear before surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with 80 children, so results may not apply to all kids or surgeries. The film may not reduce anxiety for everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

80 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2019

Finished

May 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

3 to 7 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Child boy or girl. * 3 to 7 years old. * programmed for: removal of tonsils, vegetations, paracentesis or installation of trans-tympanic aerators, pre-heliceal fistula, otoplasty, myringoplasty * Scheduled intervention in the outpatient department of specialized surgeries or hospitalization of a postoperative night. * Accompanied by an adult, French-speaking, whose child lives at home. * Of which the holders of the parental authority formulated their non-opposition to the participation of their child and gave their signed agreement for the realization of videos of their child. * Assent of the child for children aged 6 to 7 * Parents affiliated to social security For the group under study only: \- Support available at home that can watch the movie on the internet Exclusion Criteria: * Child having already had surgery. * Presence of associated disability (blindness, profound deafness, autistic disorders). * Child having anxiolytic treatment. * Child to be operated within less than 2 days

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Pediatric ALL Surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Plateau technique Centre François-Xavier Michelet

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

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