Clinical trials: Pediatric Surgical Procedures, open to volunteers
Robotic Surgical Procedures
Outcomes of Pediatric Robotic Surgery at a Tertiary Children's Hospital
This is a single-center retrospective observational cohort study evaluating surgical and clinical outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing robotic surgery at a tertiary children's hospital.
- Trial name
- ROB-PED (NCT07438704)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Preoperative Anxiety Experienced by the Pediatric Patient, Dental Anxiety in Children
Evaluating Operation Calm With Children, Parents, and Clinicians
Operation Calm is a single-arm, mixed-methods feasibility study evaluating a virtual reality (VR) nature-based mindfulness intervention with children and adolescents aged 6-17 years, parents, and clinicians.
- Conditions
- Preoperative Anxiety Experienced by the Pediatric Patient, Dental Anxiety in Children, Procedural Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07694934
- Testing
- Operation Calm EEMCF-VR
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Hydrocephalus
Role of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Imanagement of Hydrocephalus in Pediatric Age Group; Clinical and Surgical Outcome
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in cases of hydrocephalus provide less invasive and safe technique than ventriculoperitoneal Shunt also decrease complications of ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Trial name
- NCT07694518
- Testing
- Fenestration of the floor of the third ventricle, Endoscopic third ventriculostomy of the brain third ventricle, Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Pediatric Surgery, Informed Consent
Risk Sharing vs Risk Dumping: Parental Attitudes About Risks
This study will evaluate how parents or legal guardians perceive responsibility for surgical risk after the informed consent discussion for their child's operation, focusing on whether the process feels like "risk sharing" with…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Surgery, Informed Consent, Shared Decision-making, Parental Decision Making for Seriously Ill Children
- Trial name
- NCT07875712
- Testing
- Research data collection only
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Aortic Coarctation, Cardiac Output, Low
Correlation of Cardiac Index Measured by the PRAM Method With NIRS and Lactate Levels in Pediatric Aortic Coarctation Surgery
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the correlation between cardiac index measured by the MostCare™ system (Pressure Recording Analytical Method, PRAM) and cerebral/renal regional oxygen saturation measured by…
- Trial name
- MostCare-Ped (NCT07568431)
- Testing
- MostCare (PRAM), Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), Arterial Blood Gas with Lactate
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Konya City Hospital
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in a Pediatric Population
Dex +/- Caffeine Sedation in a Post-MRI Recovery in a Pediatric Population
Dexmedetomidine (Dex), a selective α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, is the most used sedative for procedural sedation in children and in pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) because it is associated with less respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT06538584
- Testing
- Caffeine citrate 15mg/kg, 0.9% Sodium Citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Airway Ultrasound Indices, Clinical Airway Assessment
Airway Ultrasound Indices for Prediction of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Pediatric Patients
The goal of this observational study is to compare the airway ultrasound indices and the preoperative clinical airway assessment concerning the difficult laryngoscopic view in paediatric patients undergoing elective surgery under…
- Trial name
- NCT07185516
- Testing
- Airway ultrasound indices, Clinical airway assessment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Tumor, Solid, Neuroblastic Tumors
Interest of Preoperative Arteriography to Identify the Adamkiewicz Artery Before Surgery for Basi-thoracic Neuroblastic Tumors
Neuroblastic tumors (NBTs) develop from neural crest cells that give rise to the sympathetic nervous system. They include neuroblastomas, ganglioneuroblastomas, and ganglioneuromas.
- Conditions
- Tumor, Solid, Neuroblastic Tumors, Neuroblastoma
- Trial name
- AKA-NBL (NCT06798532)
- Testing
- Collection of data from the patient's medical file.
- Where
- 27 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Gastric Volume
Ultrasound Assessment of Metoclopramide's Effect on Stomach Volume in Urgent Pediatric Trauma Surgery
assess the efficacy of metoclopramide in reducing the gastric contents and volume in pediatric trauma prepared for urgent surgical interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT06793267
- Testing
- Metoclopramide (Maxolon), Saline
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pediatric Surgical Procedures
Adolescent Surgery Roadmap Feasibility and Acceptability Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility and acceptability of using a mobile health app, Ane-Roadmap, designed to support adolescents (ages 12-17) undergoing painful surgeries and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- Ane-Roadmap (NCT06991673)
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
mERAS Intervention, The ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Score
The Contribution of Accelerated Recovery (mERAS) Approach to Postoperative Recovery in Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery Cases
Pediatric laparoscopic surgery is a gold standard across all ages, offering benefits like smaller incisions, faster recovery, and better cosmetic outcomes.
- Conditions
- mERAS Intervention, The ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Score, The Patient Must be Between 4 and 12 Years Old
- Trial name
- Accelerated Re (NCT07375511)
- Testing
- mERAS Protocol
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Emel Yürük
Bowel Cleansing Prior to Clinical Procedures, Colorectal Anastomosis
Oral Antibiotics vs. No Antibiotics in Pediatric Colorectal Surgery
This study aims to evaluate whether giving oral antibiotics before elective colorectal surgery can improve recovery and reduce complications in children.
- Trial name
- PEACO (NCT07713433)
- Testing
- oral antibiotics, No Oral Antibiotics
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Zubair Shoukat
Appendectomy, Laparoscopic, Acute Appendicitis
Feasibility and Safety of a Pediatric ERAS Protocol for Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. Despite the widespread adoption of laparoscopic appendectomy, postoperative care still varies widely between institutions, with prolonged fasting, opioid-based…
- Conditions
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic, Acute Appendicitis, Pediatric Surgery, ERAS
- Trial name
- NCT07643285
- Testing
- Comprehensive 20-Item Pediatric ERAS Protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Burak Doğan, MD
Hip Dysplasia
SIRI Levels Following PENG Block in Pediatric Hip Surgery
This study is a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Its aim is to evaluate whether adding a pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block to spinal anesthesia can reduce the inflammatory response after hip surgery in…
- Trial name
- NCT07607535
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.2% Injectable Solution, 0.9%NaCl
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences
The Success of Caudal Block
Comparison of The Perfusion Index and The Surgical Pleth Index in Detecting The Effectiveness of Caudal Block in Pediatrics
Caudal block is a common method of regional anesthesia. In pediatrics, it works as a supplement to general anesthesia and is a good method for control postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- NCT07703384
- Testing
- caudal block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Fayoum University Hospital
Insulin Resistance
Carbohydrate Loading in Lowering Perioperative Insulin Resistance in Pediatric Surgery
It is a double blinded randomized controlled trial interventional study, examining the effect of carb loading given prior to surgery on preventing post operative insulin resistance in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07545538
- Testing
- Carbohydrate loading
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gadjah Mada University
Hydrocephalus, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection
Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Topical Vancomycin Powder in Preventing Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections Across Different Etiologies
Objectives Primary: To measure the reduction in VP shunt infection rates using topical vancomycin powder. Secondary: To compare efficacy across different Etiological Strata (Congenital, Post-hemorrhagic, post-inflammatory).
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection, Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07547826
- Testing
- Topical Vancomycin Powder, Standard Perioperative Care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Clinical Stage 0 Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8
A Study on How to Safely Guide Surgery for Melanoma and Similar Skin Tumors in Children Using Pathology and Genetic Information
This phase II trial compares the effect of using risk-based stratification to guide surgical management to the usual approach in treating cutaneous melanoma, atypical Spitz/Spitzoid tumors or other atypical melanocytic tumors…
- Conditions
- Clinical Stage 0 Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Cutaneous Melanocytic Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT07621614
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Chest Radiography, Computed Tomography
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Indications for Laparoscopic Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery in Children, Congenital or Acquired Surgical Conditions Requiring Minimally Invasive Surgery in Children
Clinical Trial on Safety and Efficacy of Thoracoabdominal Endoscopic Surgical System for Pediatric Surgery
This is a prospective, multi-center, single-arm, target-value clinical trial conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Thoracic and Abdominal Endoscopic Surgery System (model WJ-SR01-200) in pediatric surgical…
- Conditions
- Indications for Laparoscopic Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery in Children, Congenital or Acquired Surgical Conditions Requiring Minimally Invasive Surgery in Children, Pyeloplasty, Ureteral Reimplantation
- Trial name
- NCT07530133
- Testing
- Thoracic and Abdominal Endoscopic Surgery System
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Kangji Weijing Medical Robotics Co., Ltd.
Anxiety, Fear
The Effect of Multisensory Stimulation Administered Before Clinical Encounters at the Pediatric Surgery Outpatient Clinic on Children's Anxiety and Fear Levels and Parental Anxiety
Encounters with healthcare services during childhood, particularly surgical evaluation processes, are a significant source of stress for both children and their parents.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Fear, Multisensory Stimulation, Pediatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07769788
- Testing
- Multisensory Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi