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the effect of play dough and inflating balloons on pediatric anxiety.

A comparative study of the effect of play dough and inflating balloons on pediatric anxiety before surgery.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230514058183N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-11-19
Start date
2023-08-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

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Conditions

The effect of inflating balloons and play dough on children's imagination.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: inflating balloons.includes blowing up balloons by placing simple colored balloons in a container and choosing the child's favorite balloon by himself. In this way,

Sponsors

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 8 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 4-8 Elective surgeries Children with the ability to communicate verbally Children with the ability to use the mouth Children with the ability to use fingers Children with cognitive ability and absence of mental illness, approved by parents Parental consent Children undergoing surgery with general anesthesia Absence of parents as an intervening factor before surgery Children who are physically placed in status I and II according to the standards of the American Society of Anesthesiology

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of consent to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
?Anxiety. Timepoint: The initial anxiety score is evaluated 5 minutes before the intervention in the waiting room by anxiety measurement tools and scales, and after the surgery, which will last about an hour. Method of measurement: STAIC, VAS-A and m-YPAS are used to measure anxiety.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRazie Vakili

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

r.vakili.1997@gmail.com+98 81 3835 7019

Outcome results

None listed

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