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ERAS in Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology Preoperative Counseling

An interventional study of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Counseling to Patients and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Counseling to Caregiver in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Gynecologic Disease, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 9 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-11.

Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2022; still recruiting 4 years 2 months later.

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
9 Years to 17 Years
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 31 studies in Genital Diseases, Female with a site in United States — 5 open to participants now, 7 under way, none of them phase 3. Genital Diseases, Female · United States.

Planned enrollment
8th of 24
60 · median 50
Started
2022
with 2 others
No phase
14 of 31
2 open now
Registered
20th of 31
by date
Lead sponsor
2 of 31
University of Colorado, Denver

Among the 31 studies in Genital Diseases, Female with a site in United States, this one is the 8th largest by planned enrollment of the 24 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 3 that started in 2022, is one of 14 with no phase, and was the 20th registered.

Genital Diseases, Female

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 21 Genital Diseases, Female studies recruiting now, 10 (48%) set no upper age limit and 11 (52%) stop at 75 or younger; 3 take children under 18; 4 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 9 Years to 17 Years · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The Investigator propose a randomized trial that will assess whether participant involvement in pre-operative counseling for ERAS improves post-surgical pain scores. The Investigator will also assess participant compliance to ERAS-prescribed medications, and functionality (return to school). Each participant who is enrolled in the study will be assigned to 1) pre-operative counseling with participant's caregiver or 2) caregiver-only counseling.

Read the detailed description

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to be safe and effective in pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG) participants. However, the individual elements of ERAS that are associated with positive outcomes have not been identified. Pre-operative counseling and education is a standard component of ERAS. In pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG), pre-operative counseling is typically administered to the participant's caregiver rather than directly to the participant. It is possible that direct participant involvement in ERAS pre-operative counseling could be an important factor to improve post-surgical outcomes. To investigator's knowledge, no studies have examined the impact of direct participant involvement in pre-operative counseling on ERAS outcomes in the PAG population.

The Investigator propose a randomized trial that will assess whether participant involvement in pre-operative counseling for ERAS improves post-surgical pain scores. The Investigator will also assess participant compliance to ERAS-prescribed medications, and functionality (return to school). Each participant who is enrolled in the study will be assigned to 1) pre-operative counseling with participant's caregiver or 2) caregiver-only counseling.

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Conditions studied

  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Gynecologic Disease

Keywords

  • Gynecology
  • ERAS
  • Pediatrics
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
9 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • 9- 17 years of age
  • Patient is undergoing abdominal surgery and being managed under the ERAS protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Developmental delay (IQ \< 70) determined by documentation in medical record
  • Emergency or non-elective surgical cases
  • Patients who attend clinic appointments independently from their caregiver
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    pre-operative counseling with their caregiver

    Patients will be asked to attend a standard-of-care pre-operative teaching session with their parent.

    Other: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Counseling to Patients

  • Placebo comparator
    caregiver-only counseling.

    Parents-only will attend a standard-of-care pre-operative teaching session.

    Other: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Counseling to Caregiver

Interventions

  • OtherEnhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Counseling to Patients

    In pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG), pre-operative counseling is typically administered to the patient's caregiver rather than directly to the patient. It is possible that direct patient involvement in ERAS pre-operative counseling could be an important factor to improve post-surgical outcomes.

  • OtherEnhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Counseling to Caregiver

    In pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG), pre-operative counseling is typically administered to the patient's caregiver rather than directly to the patient. It is possible that direct patient involvement in ERAS pre-operative counseling could be an important factor to improve post-surgical outcomes.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Numeric Pain rating scores at post-op days 1 and 7

    Minimum value = 0, maximum value = 10. 0 = no pain at all, 10 = worst pain imaginable. A higher score on the rating scale indicates a worse outcome.

    Time frame: 1-7 days after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants who have returned to school at 7-days post-op

    Yes/no question asking whether the participants has returned to school

    Time frame: 7 days after surgery

  2. Rate of medication adherence to ERAS-prescribed medications

    Participants reported adherence to ERAS medications during the post-operative period measured by asking patients which medications they are taking.

    Time frame: 1-7 days after surgery

  3. Rate of narcotic medication prescriptions

    Documentation of narcotic pain medications used during the post-operative period. Assessed via chart review of medical record.

    Time frame: 1-7 days after surgery

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Pediatric and Gynecology Clinic at Children's Hospital Colorado
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Sep 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jan 2028, 64 months after the start.

Of 55 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Genital Diseases, Female, half reached primary completion within 18 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 30. This study's planned 64 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 65 studies reached it within 14 months; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 28.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 12, 2021
First posted
Jul 15, 2021
StartActual
Sep 8, 2022
Primary completionEst.
Jan 31, 2028
CompletionEst.
Jun 30, 2028
Last update
Aug 11, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 11, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04963751
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 15, 2021
Start date
Sep 8, 2022
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 11, 2026

Study contacts

Patricia S Huguelet, MD
Contact
patricia.huguelet@cuanschutz.edu
(720)-777-2238
Jaime Laurin, MS
Contact
jaime.laurin@cuanschutz.edu
(720)-777-1375
Patricia Huguelet, MD
principal investigator · University of Colorado, Denver

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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