NCT02498743

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

Effect of Television Cartoons in Patients Younger Than 3.5 Years During Echocardiography.A Prospective Randomized Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 58 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 43 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2015-07-15
• Last updated: 2015-07-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain