A child-friendly way for kids to report their experiences around anesthesia and surgery
Pediatric Health Empowerment: Improving Children´s Perioperative Experiences With Patient-Reported Measures
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 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 250 (estimated) |
| Ages | 4 Years to 12 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Gødstrup Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 3 sites (Aarhus, Central Jutland and 2 other locations) |
| Trial ID | NCT07289152 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
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.
Who should consider this trial
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.
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.
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 performed: 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.
Eligibility criteria
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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 this trial is running
Aarhus, Central Jutland and 2 other locations
- 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
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.