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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group with television | Experimental | Animated cartoons with sound were reproduced during the echocardiography |
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| control group with usual care | No Intervention | Echocardiography was performed by using the distractions available at the time of test. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| echocardiography | Procedure | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiography time | Time used to perform the Echocardiography | procedure |
| Quality of technique | The quality of echocardiography (1 poor, 2 medium, 3 high) | procedure |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Parents opinion | Parents completed a questionnaire about the use of TV during the test | procedure |
| Parents stress | The parent's opinion about the sensation of stress by using a scale from 0 (no stress) to 10 (so much stress |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Sanchez Ferrer, MD | Hospital San Juan de Alicante | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Sánchez Ferrer | Sant Joan d'Alacant | Alicante | 03550 | Spain |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 19225295 | Background | Mertens L, Friedberg MK. The gold standard for noninvasive imaging in congenital heart disease: echocardiography. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2009 Mar;24(2):119-24. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328323d86f. | |
| 21933743 | Background | Mertens L, Seri I, Marek J, Arlettaz R, Barker P, McNamara P, Moon-Grady AJ, Coon PD, Noori S, Simpson J, Lai WW; Writing Group of the American Society of Echocardiography; European Association of Echocardiography; Association for European Pediatric Cardiologists. Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: practice guidelines and recommendations for training. Writing Group of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in collaboration with the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) and the Association for European Pediatric Cardiologists (AEPC). J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Oct;24(10):1057-78. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.07.014. No abstract available. |
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| Watching Animated cartoons | Behavioral |
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| procedure |
| Blood pressure | blood pressure of child | procedure |
| 16481449 | Background | Heistein LC, Ramaciotti C, Scott WA, Coursey M, Sheeran PW, Lemler MS. Chloral hydrate sedation for pediatric echocardiography: physiologic responses, adverse events, and risk factors. Pediatrics. 2006 Mar;117(3):e434-41. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-1445. Epub 2006 Feb 15. |
| 18095958 | Background | American Academy of Pediatrics; American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; Cote CJ, Wilson S; Work Group on Sedation. Guidelines for monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: an update. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Jan;18(1):9-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02404.x. No abstract available. |