A child-friendly way for kids to report their experiences around anesthesia and surgery
Official title: Pediatric Health Empowerment: Improving Children´s Perioperative Experiences With Patient-Reported Measures
Run by Gødstrup Hospital · NCT07289152 · Data updated 2026-11-12
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.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Ages | 4 Years to 12 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 250 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Gødstrup Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 3 sites (Aarhus, Central Jutland and 2 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | January 1, 2026 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2030 |
| Registry record updated | September 10, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07289152 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Children aged 4–12 undergoing surgery with general anesthesia in Denmark who are ASA physical status I–III and whose parents and child speak Danish and consent to participate.
✕Probably not a fit
Children with cognitive or sensory disorders, families who do not speak Danish, or those without consent will not be included and are unlikely to benefit from this specific questionnaire validation.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This observational project will translate and adapt the Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery (PedSQoR) for Danish children and build a companion patient‑reported experience measure (PREM) for 4–12-year-olds. Children classified ASA I–III undergoing surgery under general anesthesia at three Danish hospitals will be enrolled, with exclusions for cognitive or sensory disorders and non‑Danish speakers. PROM and PREM responses will be collected before and after surgery to test feasibility, acceptability, and basic psychometric properties and to compare child self-reports with parent reports. The goal is to produce a validated, child‑friendly tool clinicians can use to capture children’s perioperative experiences and guide quality improvements.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, clinicians would have a reliable, child‑friendly way to hear children's own perioperative experiences, which could help reduce anxiety and improve postoperative recovery and care quality.
How similar studies have gone: The PedSQoR was developed and used in Australia and the U.S. and shows promise for capturing pediatric recovery, but translating and formally validating it in Danish children is novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Pediatric patients aged 4-12, American Society of * Anesthesiologists physical status classification (ASA) I-III * undergoing surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Children with cognitive or sensory disorders * children or parents who do not speak Danish, * patients for whom there is no consent to participate.
Where it's running
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Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark Recruiting -
Copenhagen University Hospital
Copenhagen, Region Sjælland, Denmark Recruiting -
Gødstrup Hospital
Herning, Denmark Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Johanna Arnbjørn C Arnbjørn
- Email: johkoc@rm.dk
- Phone: +4527141475
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.