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Effects of Cartoons and Mobile Games on Preoperative Anxiety and Fear in Children With Appendicitis: An RCT

NCT07640230 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2026-06-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

his study aims to evaluate the effects of cartoon viewing and mobile game playing on preoperative anxiety and fear levels in children aged 7-12 years who are hospitalized for appendicitis surgery. The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial with three groups: a cartoon group, a mobile game group, and a control group receiving routine care.

Children in the intervention groups will watch a cartoon or play a mobile game for 10 minutes before surgery. Anxiety and fear levels will be measured using validated scales before and after the intervention. The findings of this study are expected to contribute to atraumatic care practices by providing simple and effective non-pharmacological methods to reduce preoperative anxiety and fear in children.

Conditions

  • Preoperative Anxiety
  • Children
  • Appendicitis (Diagnosis)
  • Fear

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cartoon-Assisted Distraction (Şüko Ameliyat Oluyor)

Participants will watch the cartoon titled "Şüko is Having Surgery," which explains the surgical process in child-friendly language, on an iPad Mini 6 with headphones for 10 minutes.

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile Game

Children will be asked to play a game of their choice for 10 minutes on a tablet from among games selected according to their age group and PEGI standards (Head Ball 2, Subway Surfers, and Magic Tiles 3).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-10
Primary Completion
2026-05-30
Completion
2026-05-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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