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App aims to soothe scared kids before going into the operating room

NCT ID NCT05401617

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

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

Summary

This study tested whether adding a smartphone app to the usual pre-surgery talk could lower anxiety in children aged 4 to 10. About 182 kids scheduled for surgery were to be enrolled. The trial was stopped early, so results are limited.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

182 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2021

Finished

Oct 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

4 to 10 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Child between 4 years old (inclusive) and 10 years old (inclusive); * Must benefit from programmed general anesthesia for scheduled surgery at the Rouen University Hospital, in the paediatrics ward; * Benefiting from a social security scheme; * Whose parental authority has consented to participation in the research; * Not having expressed their refusal to participate in the research; * Understanding French; * Ability to access the application being researched. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with cognitive disorders: disorders known in the history and assessed or suspected during the anesthesia consultation. * Poor understanding of oral French by the child; * Poor understanding of the oral and/or written French language by the parent/legal representative; * Patient presenting a contraindication to general anesthesia or to the intervention during the pre-anaesthetic visit; * Patient with severe psychiatric disorders

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Pediatric surgery

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  • UHRouen

    Rouen, France

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