Reduction of anxiety in children with congenital heart disease and their parents prior to sedated cardiovascular MRI using a child-friendly interdisciplinary illustrated information book

Reduction of anxiety in children with congenital heart disease and their parents prior to sedated cardiovascular MRI using a child-friendly interdisciplinary illustrated information book - CalMheaRT

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039157

Enrollment

110

Registered

2026-02-17

Start date

2026-04-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients with congenital heart disease

Interventions

Group 1: First a patient group of 55 children will initially be observed as a control group. On the day of the invastigation, data will be collected using a questionnaire which could possibly be relat

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: cardiovascular mRI examination in sedation, consent to participate in the study and children at age between 3 and 10 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Refusal to participate in the study, communication problems, psychological and cognition-affecting illnesses, children younger than 3 years and older than 10 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction of the preoperative anxiety at children of 3-10 age using patient surveys preoperative on the ward and post-interventional in the recovery room (STAIC-S, mYPAS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Children's willingness to undergo a future MRI scan without sedation	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlina Balandin

UKSH Kiel - Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin

alina.balandin@uksh.de014350066702

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026