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Effect of Comedy Therapy on Pain and Anxiety Levels After Ureterorenoscopy

Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bitlis Eren University

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06805058
Enrollment
110
Registered
2025-02-03
Start date
2025-05-16
Completion date
2025-11-30
Last updated
2026-02-18

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

Conditions

Anxiety Postoperative, Care Acceptor, Health, Pain, Postoperative, Surgery

Keywords

comedy therapy, pain, anxiety, surgery

Brief summary

The aim is to determine the effect of comedy therapy on pain and anxiety levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy (URS) surgery. The hypotheses of this study; H1-0: Comedy therapy has no effect on pain levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery. H1-1: Comedy therapy has an effect on pain levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery. H2-0: Comedy therapy has no effect on anxiety levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery. H2-1: Comedy therapy has an effect on anxiety levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery.

Detailed description

Intervention Group After URS surgery, patients whose condition is stable after coming to the clinic will be given a patient introduction form, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales as a pre-test. Patients will be shown 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers. After the intervention, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales will be given as a post-test. Control Group After URS surgery, patients whose condition is stable after coming to the clinic will be given a patient introduction form, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales as a pre-test. No intervention will be made to control group patients. After a certain waiting period, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales will be given as a post-test.

Interventions

Patients will be shown 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers

Sponsors

Bitlis Eren University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

It will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in a pre-testpost- test control group experimental model.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Being over 18 years old, * Not having any visual or auditory problems, * Not having any communication problems, * Not having any psychiatric problems.

Exclusion criteria

* Not accepting to participate in the study or wanting to leave, * Having had complications during the perioperative process.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
pain levelIt will take approximately 5 minutesPatients' pain level will be measured with a "numerical rating scale". In the form, 0 points are evaluated as "no pain", 1-3 points as "mild pain", 4-6 points as "moderate pain", 7 and above points as "severe pain".
anxiety levelIt will take approximately 30 minutesState and Trait Anxiety Scale: The adaptation and arrangement of the scales to Turkish was made by Necla Öner and Le Compte. Both scales consist of 20 items and are graded on a 4-point Likert scale. Scoring is done between 1-4.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORŞerafettin OKUTAN, Dr.

Study Principal Investigator Bitlis Eren University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026