The effect of distraction on reducing anxiety before surgery

The effect of distraction by playing and watching cartoon on reducing anxiety before surgery in 3-6 years old children in Valiasr hospital in Birjand in 2015

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20140114016221N5

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-08

Start date

2015-04-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-12-17

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Conditions

Tonsillectomy. J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The playroom has all the necessary equipment for children to play according to their age. Children will play in the room for 15 minutes with one of their parents as

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children between 3-6 years old Children undergoing tonsillectomy surgery No history of previous surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of Mental Disease Epilepsy Down syndrome Mentally disabled Attention deficit disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety score on the yale questionnaire. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Yale Axiety questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMostafa Roshanzadeh

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

mroshanzadeh62@gmail.com+98 56 3239 5000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026