Moyamoya mystery: could anxiety and depression explain Post-Surgery pain?
NCT ID NCT05772572
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 21 children, teens, and young adults who had surgery for Moyamoya disease, a rare brain vessel condition. Researchers used questionnaires to measure anxiety, depression, attachment, and quality of life in patients and their parents. The goal was to understand why some patients still have pain or other symptoms after surgery, even when scans look fine. This is an observational study, not a treatment trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand and address emotional and mental health issues after Moyamoya surgery, potentially improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 21 participants. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly lead to new therapies. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The cohort will be selected from the Necker Hospital cohort (child neurology and neurosurgery services).
- Ages
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7 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients up to 25 years old and minor patients aged 7 to 17 inclusive and holders of parental authority for minor patients * Patients operated (or re-operated) for a Moya Moya in the previous 7 years * Subjects without intellectual disabilities * Subjects speaking French well enough to answer the questions of the study * subjects (parent(s) and minor or adult patient) and holders of parental authority informed and who do not object to their participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: Cognitive level of the patient incompatible with the administration of the questionnaires and evaluations of the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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