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The effect of educational coloring on preoperative anxiety in children candidate of tonsillectomy

The effect of educational coloring on preoperative anxiety in children candidate of tonsillectomy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20140310016917N9
Enrollment
66
Registered
2023-08-16
Start date
2023-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Separation anxiety disorder of childhood. Separation anxiety disorder of childhood

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Educational coloring interventions include preparing the child with a coloring book containing pictures of hospitalization, operation, postoperative rest, and patie

Sponsors

Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children under 7 years of age (before going to school) candidate for tonsillectomy surgery Informed consent of parents to participate in the study Having the ability to communicate verbally

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mental retardation in the child Obvious psychological problems in parents History of previous surgery in the child Vision and movement disorders The presence of cognitive disability and mental illness in the child, as approved by the parents

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The level of anxiety. Timepoint: One week before surgery and immediately before surgery. Method of measurement: Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The level of separation anxiety. Timepoint: Two weeks after surgery. Method of measurement: Separation Anxiety Scale (Parent and Child Version) was created by Han Hajinlian, Eisen Wender and Pinkas in 2003.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Ashraf

Rasht University of Medical Sciences

ashraf_adr@yahoo.com+98 13 3323 8307

Outcome results

None listed

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