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THE EFFECT OF SANDPLAY THERAPY ON THE ANXİETY AND PAİN LEVELS OF CHİLDREN DURİNG PREOPERATİVE PERİOD

NCT07433296 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2026-02-25

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of preoperative sand play therapy on anxiety and pain levels in school-aged children (7-10 years old). The study was conducted with 68 children undergoing tonsillectomy, divided into an experimental group (sand play intervention) and a control group (routine care). Anxiety levels were measured using the Child Anxiety Scale-State (CAAS) and the Yale Modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS), while pain levels were assessed using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. The study evaluates whether sand play before surgery is an effective non-pharmacological method for reducing preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain.

Conditions

  • Tonsillectomy
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Preoperative Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sand Play Therapy

This randomized controlled trial represents an advancement in considering sand play as an intervention applied in the pre-operative period, and it enhances its applicability and clinical success.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ondokuz Mayıs University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Esra TURAL BÜYÜK, Assoc. Prof · Ondokuz Mayıs University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-01
Primary Completion
2025-07-01
Completion
2025-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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