Can calmer prep cut Kids' heart surgery anxiety?
NCT ID NCT07414251
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how changes in preoperative care affect anxiety in 100 children with congenital heart disease who need surgery or catheterization. Researchers will measure stress levels using questionnaires and scales, and also get feedback from parents and care teams. The goal is to find ways to make the experience less scary for children and their families.
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 could lead to better ways to prepare children for heart procedures, reducing their fear and stress.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will measure anxiety but won't test a new drug or therapy. Results may not apply to other hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Children undergoing cardiac surgery or cardiac catheterization.
- Ages
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Up to 18 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: * All children undergoing cardiac surgery or cardiac catheterization. Exclusion Criteria: * Children who are already intubated or tracheotomized and sedated. * Children and families who, due to insufficient language skills and lack of interpreters, cannot be informed about the study and cannot consent, and/or cannot complete the questionnaires. * Emergency interventions. * Death of the child.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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DHZC, Charité Universtiätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 10553, Germany
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