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Pediatric Surgery clinical trials and research

• 8Clinical trials
• 6Countries

Newest Pediatric Surgery clinical trials

All recruiting trials (8)

• Video-based grading of intraoperative adverse events during pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy

  This project tests whether using video recordings and ClassIntra can reliably grade intraoperative adverse events in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy.

  Recruiting TC Erciyes University · Kayseri, Kayseri · NCT07794618

• Maltodextrin in the Preoperative Fast for Kids in ERAS

  This pilot study tests whether giving maltodextrin before surgery helps reduce anxiety and improve recovery in children aged 3 to 8 undergoing elective day surgery.

  Recruiting Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria · Alessandria, Piedmont · NCT07686029

• VR preparation for kids before surgery

  A small study tests whether a virtual reality tour of the hospital before surgery helps kids aged 3–12 feel less anxious and more cooperative.

  Recruiting Fundación de investigación HM · Madrid, Mujer · NCT07650695

• Pediatric ERAS-Adapted Laparoscopic Appendectomy Feasibility

  This study tests a 20-item enhanced recovery protocol in children aged 5–18 undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy to see if it can be safely and reliably applied in a real clinical setting.

  Recruiting TC Erciyes University · Kayseri, Kayseri · NCT07643285

• A child-friendly way for kids to report their experiences around anesthesia and surgery

  This project will test a Danish translation of a child-friendly recovery and experience questionnaire (PedSQoR) with 4–12-year-old surgical patients to let children report their own perioperative outcomes and experiences.

  Recruiting at 3 sites Gødstrup Hospital · Aarhus, Central Jutland and 2 other locations · NCT07289152

• Caregiver health literacy in children's surgical care

  This tests whether caregivers' health literacy and social circumstances are linked to caregiver anxiety before outpatient pediatric surgeries and to children's pain after surgery.

  Recruiting Nationwide Children's Hospital · Columbus, Ohio · NCT07138482

• Digital skills of caregivers of children undergoing surgery

  This project will see if caregivers of children undergoing surgery—especially racial minorities, non-English speakers, and those from low-opportunity neighborhoods—have lower digital skills.

  Recruiting Nationwide Children's Hospital · Columbus, Ohio · NCT07060326

• Using dexmedetomidine to improve pain management in children after surgery

  This study is testing if giving children aged 1 to 7 dexmedetomidine during surgery can help reduce pain and the need for opioids afterward.

  Recruiting Phase 2 University Hospital, Montpellier · Montpellier, France · NCT06736483

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How many Pediatric Surgery clinical trials are recruiting right now?

8, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 6 countries. The most sites are in United States (2 trials), Turkey (Türkiye) (2 trials), France (1 trial), Denmark (1 trial), Italy (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 2: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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