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Preoperative CareNCT05538039

Reducing Anxiety of Children and Their Parents in the Pre-elective Surgery Process

A study testing Distract with play dough and Distract with play kaleidoscope in people with Preoperative Care and Child, run by Isparta University of Applied Sciences at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

It is emphasized in the studies that the child and parent anxiety that occurs in pediatric surgery should be prevented or reduced. According to previous studies, one way to reduce child and parent anxiety in the preoperative process is distraction interventions the child and family with preoperative family-centered… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 5 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Preoperative Care, Child, Parent
What is being tested?
Distract with play dough and Distract with play kaleidoscope
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
210 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
16 Sep 2022to 28 Mar 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 5 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Being a child between the ages of 5 and 12 who is planned for elective surgery
  • Being the parent of a 5-12 year old child scheduled for elective surgery
  • Child and parent have no vision, hearing or speech problems
  • Child and parent do not have a mental or neurological disability
  • The child and parents do not have an anxiety disorder
  • Child and parent can speak and understand Turkish

Who cannot join

  • Change in surgical operation date
  • Using another distraction technique

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Akdeniz University

    Antalya

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Different Distraction Interventions in Reducing Preoperative Anxiety of Children and Parents Who Are Scheduled for Elective Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

It is emphasized in the studies that the child and parent anxiety that occurs in pediatric surgery should be prevented or reduced. According to previous studies, one way to reduce child and parent anxiety in the preoperative process is distraction interventions the child and family with preoperative family-centered activities. Teaching children anxiety coping skills with the involvement of their parents can reduce preoperative anxiety. This study was planned to Comparison of the effectiveness of two different distraction interventions (distraction with play dough- distraction with kaleidoscope) in reducing preoperative anxiety of children and parents who are scheduled for elective surgery

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Aim: This study was planned to Comparison of the effectiveness of two different distraction interventions (distraction with play dough- distraction with kaleidoscope) in reducing preoperative anxiety of children and parents who are scheduled for elective surgery

Method: This study was planned as a randomized controlled trial. The sample of the study will consist of 105 children aged 5-12, who will be operated on at Akdeniz University Hospital, and their parents. Randomization result; It was planned to include a total of 105 children and their parents in 3 groups: distraction with play dough group (intervention group 1)= 35, distraction with kaleidoscope group (intervention group 2)= 35 , and control group= 35 children and parents.

Child and parent information form will be used to collect data, Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale will be used to collect data in child sample, and Spielberger State Anxiety Scale will be used to collect data in parent sample.

Intervention and Data Collection: Randomization will be performed after the purpose of the study is explained to the child and parent who agreed to participate in the study and after obtaining consent. Immediately after the pre-test (first measurement) is given to the children assigned to intervention group 1 and their parents, attempts to distract attention with play dough will be applied for 10 minutes. If they wish, the child and parents will be told that they can continue to play with the play dough until premedication. Children assigned to intervention group 2 and their parents will be distracted with a kaleidoscope for 10 minutes immediately after the pre-test (first measurement) is done. If they wish, the child and parents will be told that they can continue to play with the kaleidoscope until premedication. Participants randomized to the control group will be given routine standard nursing care. The second measurement will be administered 15 minutes after the interventions (before premedication=post test), and the control group 25 minutes after the first measurement (before premedication=posttest). Thus, the effectiveness of the initiatives and their comparison with each other will be evaluated.

The data of the research will be analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) 23.0 software package program. The process of evaluating the data will be carried out with the support of a statistician.

Being tested
Distract with play dough, Distract with play kaleidoscope, Control group
Keywords
Preoperative Care, Child, Parents, Nursing care, Randomized controlled trial
Medical subject headings
Anxiety Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Distract with play doughOther

    Distract with play dough

  • Distract with play kaleidoscopeOther

    Distract with play kaleidoscope

  • Control groupOther

    Routine nursing care

Study groups in NCT05538039
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Distract with play doughExperimentalThe intervention will begin approximately 30 minutes before premedication. The initiative will be applied to both the child and the parent participating in the research. Attempts to distract with play dough will be conducted under investigative coaching for at least 10 minutes. If after 10 minutes the child or parent wants to continue playing, they will be told that they can play as long as they want. Each family will be given 4 boxes of play dough. After the play is played, the play dough will not be put back in the package, and the child and parents will be told that they can keep the shapes they have made if they wish. The play dough used will be provided by the researchers and will be given to the participants after the intervention.
Receives: Other: Distract with play dough
Distract with play kaleidoscopeExperimentalThe intervention will begin approximately 30 minutes before premedication. The initiative will be applied to both the child and the parent participating in the research. Attempts to distract with the kaleidoscope will be conducted under investigative coaching for at least 10 minutes. It is a game tool that reproduces the outside image when viewed from inside the kaleidoscope. This image is obtained thanks to the glasses placed inside the kaleidoscope at different angles, and the images change as the kaleidoscope is rotated. If after 10 minutes the child or parent wants to continue playing, they will be told that they can play as long as they want. Each child and parent will be given a separate kaleidoscope.
Receives: Other: Distract with play kaleidoscope
Control GroupOtherThe participants in the control group will be given routine nursing care.
Receives: Other: Control group

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Reducing children's pre-operative anxiety

    The decrease in anxiety levels of children whose attention is diverted with play dough and kaleidoscope is an outcome measure. This reduction will be measured with the "Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale". Outcome criteria will be evaluated twice, approximately 30 minutes before premedication and immediately before premedication (pretest-posttest) in the Pediatric Surgery Service. The scale consists of twenty-two items and five categories. Each category gets one point out of four. The higher the score on the scale, the greater the anxiety. In the post-test, it will be evaluated whether there is a decrease according to the pre-test score. Statistical significance will be set to p < 0.05.

    Measured: Anxiety levels of children will be evaluated twice. The first measurement will be made 30 minutes before the premedication, and the last measurement will be made just before the premedication.

  2. Reducing parent's pre-operative anxiety

    The decrease in anxiety levels of parents of children whose attention is diverted with play dough and kaleidoscope is an outcome measure. This decrease will be measured by the "Spielberger State Anxiety Scale". Outcome criteria will be evaluated twice in Pediatric Surgery Service, approximately 30 minutes before premedication and just before premedication (pretest-posttest). The 4-point Likert-type scale, consisting of 20 items in total, measures the anxiety of the person at a certain time. For scores above 42 points, it indicates a high level of anxiety. In the post-test, it will be evaluated whether there is a decrease according to the pre-test score. Statistical significance will be set to p < 0.05.

    Measured: Anxiety levels of parents will be evaluated twice. The first measurement will be made 30 minutes before the premedication, and the last measurement will be made just before the premedication.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Sep 2022
  2. Study start16 Sep 2022
  3. Primary completion28 Mar 2024
  4. Study completion28 Mar 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
210 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05538039
Sponsor's protocol ID
IspartaUAS
Status last verified
Mar 2024
First submitted
8 Sep 2022
Last updated
29 Mar 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Aytekin A, Doru O, Kucukoglu S. The Effects of Distraction on Preoperative Anxiety Level in Children. J Perianesth Nurs. 2016 Feb;31(1):56-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2014.11.016. Epub 2015 Nov 11.

    PubMed 26847781
  • Bulut M, Kucuk Alemdar D, Bulut A, Salci G. The Effect of Music Therapy, Hand Massage, and Kaleidoscope Usage on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Pain, Fear, and Stress in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Perianesth Nurs. 2020 Dec;35(6):649-657. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2020.03.013. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

    PubMed 32703758
  • Dwairej DA, Obeidat HM, Aloweidi AS. Video game distraction and anesthesia mask practice reduces children's preoperative anxiety: A randomized clinical trial. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Jan;25(1):e12272. doi: 10.1111/jspn.12272. Epub 2019 Oct 1.

    PubMed 31576651
  • Stewart B, Cazzell MA, Pearcy T. Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Study on Use of Interactive Distraction Versus Oral Midazolam to Reduce Pediatric Preoperative Anxiety, Emergence Delirium, and Postanesthesia Length of Stay. J Perianesth Nurs. 2019 Jun;34(3):567-575. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2018.08.004. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

    PubMed 30413359

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Distract with play dough and Distract with play kaleidoscope in people with Preoperative Care and Child, run by Isparta University of Applied Sciences at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Reducing children's pre-operative anxiety (time frame: Anxiety levels of children will be evaluated twice. The first measurement will be made 30 minutes before the premedication, and the last measurement will be made just before the premedication.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05538039, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Mar 2024.

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