An observational study in Arrhythmia, sponsored by Hospices Civils de Lyon. Recruiting at 7 sites in France. Open to participants aged 5 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-28.
Sponsored by Hospices Civils de Lyon · Observational
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the improvement in the quality of life after the transcatheter ablation in children from 5 to 17 years old suffering for arrythmia who need a transcatheter ablation (according to PACES recommendations). The main question is how to evaluate an improvement in the quality of life in these children, according to different questionnaires?
Participants will answer some questionnaires to get a global evaluation of the quality of life:
Children from 5 to 17 years old suffering from arrythmias with transcathter ablation needed according to PACES recommendation, with medical care in one of the following center :
Exclusion Criteria:
Other: Peds QL 4.0 (Pediatric Quality of Life) · Other: Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire · Other: State and Trait Inventory · Other: Child Depression Inventory · Other: PEDS QL 4.0 parents-child
Quality of life questionnaire
Physical activity level questionnaire
Anxiety questionnaire
Depression questionnaire
For parents before and after transcatheter ablation. Quality of life questionnaire.
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: One day before transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: 3 months after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: 6 months after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to Quality of Life Inventory paediatrics (PedsQL) version 4.0 questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: 12 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire. The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given). The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).
Time frame: One day before transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given). The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).
Time frame: 3 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given). The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).
Time frame: 6 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of activity before and after transcatheter ablation according to to the Ricci and Gagnon questionnaire. The self-assessment questionnaire is used to determine the patient's activity profile: inactive, active or very active. It consists of 9 questions with 5 suggested answers (giving a score from 1 to 5 for each answer given). The higher the score, the more active the profile (Less than 18 points in total: Inactive, Between 18 and 35 points in total: Active, More than 35 points in total: Very active).
Time frame: 12 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire. The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time. Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.
Time frame: One day before transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire. The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time. Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.
Time frame: 3 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire. The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time. Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.
Time frame: 6 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of anxiety before and after transcatheter ablation according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) questionnaire. The STAIC comprises 2 series of 20 items each: one concerns anxiety as a 'personality trait'; the other series concerns the subject's 'state of anxiety' at the time of completing the questionnaire, which may fluctuate over time. Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 3. The overall score is obtained by a simple sum. The overall score varies between 20 and 60. The threshold score defining pathological anxiety is 34. The higher the score, the more anxious the patient.
Time frame: 12 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire. This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17. Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.
Time frame: One day before transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire. This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17. Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.
Time frame: 3 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire. This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17. Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.
Time frame: 6 months after transcatheter ablation
Comparing level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation
Level of depression before and after transcatheter ablation according to the Child Depression Inventory (CDI) questionnaire. This questionnaire measures the intensity of depression in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17. Each item is scored from 0 (normal behaviour for age or absent) to 2 (severe). Adding the items together gives a total score of between 0 and 54. The higher the score, the more pathological the condition.
Time frame: 12 months after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life of parents before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: One day before transcatheter ablation
Quality of life of parents before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: 3 months after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life of parents before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: 6 months after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life of parents before and after transcatheter ablation
Quality of life before and after transcatheter ablation according to PedsQL version 4.0 parents-kid questionnaire The questionnaire consists of 23 questions covering 4 different areas: physical functioning (8 items), emotional functioning (5 items), social functioning (5 items) and academic functioning (5 items). A 5-point response scale is used across the child self-report (for ages 8 to 18) and parent proxy-report (0 = never a problem; 1 = almost never a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 3 = often a problem; 4 = almost always a problem). A 3-point scale is used for the young child self-report (ages 5 to 7) (0 = not at all a problem; 2 = sometimes a problem; 4 = a lot of a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3= 25, 4 = 0), so that higher scores indicate a better assessment of health-related quality of life.
Time frame: 12 months after transcatheter ablation
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