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Personal Versus Hospital-Provided Dolls in Preschool Children

NCT07403773 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-02-11

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Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of personal versus hospital-provided dolls on preoperative anxiety and postoperative delirium in preschool children aged 3-7 years undergoing elective adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the use of a personal doll or a hospital-provided doll associated with lower preoperative anxiety compared with no doll use?
* Is dolls used associated with a reduced incidence and severity of postoperative emergence delirium?
* Researchers will compare children accompanied by a hospital-provided doll, children accompanied by their personal doll, and children with no doll to assess differences in preoperative anxiety levels, serum cortisol concentrations, and postoperative delirium scores.

Participants will:

* Be observed in one of three exposure groups (hospital-provided doll, personal doll, or no doll)
* Undergo standardized preoperative anxiety assessments at predefined time points
* Have serum cortisol levels measured during routine intravenous cannulation
* Be assessed for postoperative delirium in the recovery unit

Conditions

  • Preoperative Anxiety
  • Emergence Delirium in Pediatric Anesthesia

Interventions

OTHER

Hospital-Provided Doll

Participants will be accompanied by a hospital-provided doll during the preoperative period according to routine clinical practice.

OTHER

Personal Doll

Participants will be accompanied by their own personal doll during the preoperative period based and routine practice.

OTHER

No Doll

Participants will undergo the surgical process without the use of any doll.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-07-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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