Giving Children a Voice in Paediatric Anaesthesia

NCT07524049 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: Riva-Pfeifle-2026KOFAM
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,040
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 7

Brief Summary

This project will identify the research priorities for paediatric anaesthesia and perioperative medicine in participating countries and highlight areas where further research and information can be provided to optimise the experience of children undergoing medical interventions. This is expected to have significant positive impacts on patient and family engagement and interest in research within the community and aids to plan patient/ family-centred studies.

Conditions

Perioperative Care; Pediatric Anesthesia; Pain Management; Anxiety; Research Agenda; Research Subjects

Keywords

perioperative medicine; pediatric anesthesia; patient perspective; parent perspective; research priorities; survey

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Consensus-ranked list of top 10 research priorities for paediatric anaesthesia and peri-operative medicine among children and young people aged 6-16 years, parents and clinicians.

  The number and rank order of research priorities identified and agreed upon by children, parents and clinicians, as determined by a prioritisation process. Priorities will be gathered via structured online surveys. The outcome is expressed as a ranked list of 10 discrete research topics, ordered by level of group consensus agreement; results are reported as the proportion (%) of participants selecting each topic as a priority, used to generate a ranked top 10 list

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Degree of agreement between child/young person-identified priorities and those identified by parents/carers and clinicians

  1 year

Study Arms (3)

Patients

Children aged 6-16 years that require a surgical procedure

Healthcare providers

Healthcare providers working in pediatric perioperative medicine that are part of the multidisciplinary team of professionals who care for children before (preoperative), during (intraoperative), and after (postoperative) a surgical or diagnostic procedure. They can be nurses, doctors.

Parents

Parents of the children requiring a surgical procedure

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participating hospitals in Switzerland

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 6-16 years
• Caregivers of patients aged 6-16 years
• Clinicians working in paediatric perioperative medicine

You may not qualify if:

• Patients \<6 and \>16 years
• Residence not in Switzerland
• Inability to understand one of the 3 study languages (german, french, italian)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern: lead
• University Hospital, Geneva: collaborator
• University Children's Hospital Basel: collaborator
• Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli: collaborator
• Luzerner Kantonsspital: collaborator
• Kantonsspital Aarau: collaborator
• Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland: collaborator

Study Sites (7)

KSA

Aarau, Canton of Aargau, 5001, Switzerland

Location

UKBB

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4001, Switzerland

Location

Inselspital Bern

Bern, Canton of Bern, 3010, Switzerland

Location

HFR

Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg, 1708, Switzerland

Location

HUG

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, 1205, Switzerland

Location

LUKS

Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, 6000, Switzerland

Location

Ospedale regionale Bellinzona

Bellinzona, Canton Ticino, 6500, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Agnosia; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Thomas Riva, Prof. Dr. med.

  Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Department Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Thomas Riva, Prof. Dr. med.

CONTACT

+41 31 632 2725; thomas.riva@insel.ch

Viktoria A. Pfeifle, Dr. med

CONTACT

+41 31 632 21 11; viktoria.pfeifle@insel.ch

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 1, 2026
• First Posted: April 13, 2026
• Study Start: April 27, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Last Updated: April 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

CH (7)