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Pediatric Perioperative Satisfaction Questionnaire

This study aims to develop and test a new questionnaire specifically designed for children to report how they feel after having an operation. The main goal is to understand children's experiences and satisfaction with their surgical care from their own perspective. Researchers will first talk to children to gather ideas for questions, and then refine these questions to create a reliable and easy-to-understand survey. The study is for children aged 7 to 17 years old who are having a planned operation under general anaesthesia. By allowing children to share their feelings, this research hopes to provide valuable information that can help hospitals and healthcare professionals make children's surgical journeys better and more comfortable in the future.

At a glance

Status

Recruiting

Sponsor

University Hospital, Montpellier

Enrolment target

600

Start

01 Sep 2020

Estimated completion

01 Dec 2026

Perioperative Children Satisfaction

What is this study about?

Imagine you've had an operation, and someone wants to know how you felt about it. This study is all about trying to understand how children feel after they've had surgery. We know that adults are often asked about their experiences, but it's important to hear directly from children too.

The main idea behind this research is to create a special questionnaire, like a set of simple questions, that children can use to tell doctors and nurses if they were happy or unhappy with their surgery experience. The researchers believe that by letting children share their own thoughts, we can learn a lot about what makes their time in hospital better or what might worry them.

First, the team will talk to children who have had operations to find out what kinds of things are important to them regarding their satisfaction. These chats will help them create the questions. Then, they will test this new questionnaire to make sure it's clear, easy to understand, and truly captures what children want to say. The goal is to have a reliable way to hear children's voices after surgery, which can then be used to improve how healthcare teams look after young patients in the future.

Key takeaways

Aims to create a questionnaire for children about post-surgery satisfaction.
For children aged 7-17 having planned surgery with general anaesthesia.
Participation involves answering questions about their surgical experience.
Helps healthcare teams understand and improve children's care.
No medicines are involved, and participation is voluntary.

Who may be eligible?

This study is looking for children who fit certain requirements. To be considered, a child must be at least 7 years old but no older than 17 years. They also need to be having an operation that has been planned in advance, rather than an emergency surgery. This planned operation should involve them going completely to sleep under a general anaesthetic.

It's important that the child can understand and read the questions in the questionnaire on their own. This means the study might not be suitable for children who have difficulty understanding instructions or reading. Children who are having emergency surgery or who have conditions that affect their thinking or understanding would not be able to join this particular study.

Could this study suit you?

Answer these quick questions to see if you may be eligible. This is a guide only — the research team makes the final call.

Is your child aged 7 to 17 years old?
Is their surgery planned in advance, not an emergency?
Will they be fully asleep (general anaesthesia) for the operation?
Can they understand and read simple questions on their own?
Does your child not have learning difficulties or troubles with understanding?

Answer every question to see your result.

What does participation involve?

If your child takes part in this study, their involvement will revolve around answering a questionnaire. Firstly, when the study is in its early stages of developing the questions, some children might have a face-to-face chat with a researcher after their surgery. This is to gather their ideas and feelings about their experience. Once the questionnaire is developed, other children will be asked to complete it after their planned operation. This will help the researchers test if the questionnaire works well and is easy to understand.

There are no medications involved in this study, nor will your child need extra hospital visits. Their participation would likely be a single event, taking a short amount of time after their surgery to share their thoughts. The total duration of involvement for any individual child would be quite brief, focused on their feedback about their recent surgical experience.

Potential risks and benefits

Taking part in this study may offer some benefits, as your child's feedback could help improve future care for other children having surgery. Giving their opinion might also help your child feel heard and that their experience matters. The risks associated with this study are very low, as it mainly involves your child answering questions about their feelings. There's a small chance they might feel a little tired or find some questions slightly difficult, but they can always skip questions or stop at any time. It's important to remember that participation is completely voluntary, and you and your child have the right to withdraw from the study at any point without it affecting their medical care.

Locations (6)

Uhmontpellier
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Montpellier, France· Recruiting
UH Bordeaux
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Bordeaux, France· Recruiting
UH Grenoble
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Grenoble, France· Recruiting
UH Nîmes
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Nîmes, France· Recruiting
UH Reims
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Reims, France· Recruiting
UH Toulouse
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Toulouse, France· Recruiting

Common questions

What is the main goal of this study?

The main goal is to create a good questionnaire so children can tell us how happy they were after their surgery.

Which children can take part?

Children aged 7 to 17 who are having a planned operation under general anaesthetic and can understand the questions.

What will my child have to do?

They will answer some questions after their surgery about how they felt about their experience.

Will taking part affect my child's medical care?

No, taking part is completely separate from their medical care and will not affect it at all.

Is there any medicine involved?

No, this study does not involve any medication; it's all about sharing opinions.

How to find out more

sophie Bringuier

s-bringuierbranchereau@chu-montpellier.fr 04 67 33 86 61 Official trial record

Always speak to your GP or specialist before deciding to take part in a study.