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Effect of Television Cartoons in Patients Younger Than 3.5 Years During Echocardiography

NCT02498743 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2015-07-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is analyze the influence of TV entertainment in children less than 3 years of age during echocardiography in order to achieve a complete and accurate test.

This is an experimental study in children with suspected congenital or acquired cardiac disease. An examination room was prepared with a TV on the ceiling that was positioned in a way that would provide unobstructed viewing for children during the echocardiography procedure.

Conditions

  • Echocardiography
  • Pediatrics

Interventions

PROCEDURE

echocardiography

TV was connected to display the cartoon video during the echocardiography: the episode number 125 of 'Dora the Explorer': 'Baby Winky Goes Home!' was reproduced during the echocardiography.

BEHAVIORAL

Watching Animated cartoons

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francisco Sanchez Ferrer, MD · Hospital San Juan de Alicante

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
43 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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