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The effect of preoperative preparation program on anxiety of school-age children and parents

The effect of preoperative preparation program with different method and time on anxiety of school-age children and parents: factorial design

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016091829798N2
Enrollment
96
Registered
2016-12-27
Start date
2016-08-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention1. In the clinic and after doctor's visits, educational film displayed with descriptions nurse and after viewing the film was answered questions from children and parents.
Behavior
Intervention1. In the clinic and after doctor's visits, educational film displayed with descriptions nurse and after viewing the film was answered questions from children and parents.
Intervention4. In the morning of the surgery day only educational film displayed without nurse.
Intervention2. In the clinic and after doctor's visits, educational film displayed without nurse.
Intervention3. In the morning of surgery day educational film displayed with descriptions nurse and after viewing the film was answered questions from children and parents.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include: "The children ranged from 6 to 12 years";"pediatric surgery as apply on day care unit (hospitalization up to 1 day";"Speech, vision and hearing well";"do not have psychological disease";"children are not single parent";"children did not have surgery before";"surgery is elective";"parents are not hospital staff. Exclusion criteria: "surgery to be canceled";"the patient does not refer to hospital for surgery on the day of surgery";"polygraph questionnaire scores Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale more than 20%";"unwillingness children and their parents at each stage of research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety in children and their parents. Timepoint: Assess the level of anxiety of children and their parents in two occasions, the first time before training and watching film and the second time before admission children in the operating room. Method of measurement: Using the RCMAS in children and Spielbergerfor in parents.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMalihe Shoja

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

shojam2@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3723 6690

Outcome results

None listed

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