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The Effect of Two Different Interventions Applied During the Transfer of Children to the Operating Room for Circumcision on Fear, Anxiety, Comfort and Pain Levels

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Male Circumcision
Registration Number
NCT07094555
Lead Sponsor
MELİS CAN KESGİN GÜNGÖR
Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study was to determine the effects of two different interventions on fear, anxiety, comfort, and pain levels during the transfer of children undergoing circumcision to the operating room.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* H1: Animal-assisted intervention during transfer to the operating room affects children's fear.

* H2: Animal-assisted intervention during transfer to the operating room affects children's anxiety.

* H3: Animal-assisted intervention during transfer to the operating room affects children's comfort.

* H4: Animal-assisted intervention during transfer to the operating room affects children's pain.

* H5: Playing with a kaleidoscope during transfer to the operating room affects children's fear.

* H6: Playing with a kaleidoscope during transfer to the operating room affects children's anxiety.

* H7: Playing with a kaleidoscope during transfer to the operating room affects children's comfort.

* H8: Playing with a kaleidoscope during transfer to the operating room affects children's pain.

Researchers will investigate the effects of animal-assisted intervention and kaleidoscopes on anxiety, fear, pain, and comfort during the transfer to the operating room in boys aged 7-10 undergoing circumcision. A comparison will be made with a control group to determine this effectiveness.

Participants:

* The animal-assisted intervention group will initiate interaction with a goldfish in a portable aquarium during the preoperative period and accompany them until they arrive in the operating room.

* The kaleidoscope group will be distracted with a kaleidoscope during the preoperative period and continue this intervention until they arrive in the operating room.

* The control group will follow the hospital's routine patient transfer procedure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • 7-10 age group
  • Circumcision performed under general anesthesia or sedation
  • Pain level 0 before surgery
  • Child has literacy skills
  • Child and parent volunteer to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • The child has had previous surgical experience
  • The child is allergic to fish products or fish meal
  • The child has a special condition that may cause difficulty understanding and perceiving
  • Any complications develop in the postoperative period
  • The child and parent wish to withdraw from the study
  • The child's hemodynamic instability

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Animal-assisted therapy intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Wong-Baker pain scale scores in the postoperative period.up to the 1st postoperative hour

Wong-Baker Pain Scale: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 10 points. As the score increases, the pain level also increases.

Kaleidoscope intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Child Fear Scale scores in the preoperative period.10 minutes before surgery

Child Fear Scale: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 4 points. As the score increases, the fear level also increases.

Animal-assisted therapy intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Child Fear Scale scores in the preoperative period.10 minutes before surgery

Child Fear Scale: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 4 points. As the score increases, the fear level also increases.

Kaleidoscope intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Child Anxiety Scale scores in the preoperative period.10 minutes before surgery

Child Anxiety Scale: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 10 points. As the score increases, the anxiety level also increases.

Kaleidoscope intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Wong-Baker pain scale scores in the postoperative period.up to the 1st postoperative hour

Wong-Baker Pain Scale: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 10 points. As the score increases, the pain level also increases.

Animal-assisted therapy intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Child Anxiety Scale scores in the preoperative period.10 minutes before surgery

Child Anxiety Scale: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 0 and 10 points. As the score increases, the anxiety level also increases.

Animal-assisted therapy intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Comfort Behaviors Checklist scores in the postoperative period.up to the 1st postoperative hour

Comfort Behaviors Checklist: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 25 and 100 points. As the score increases, the comfort level also increases.

Kaleidoscope intervention applied during transfer to the operating room changes Comfort Behaviors Checklist scores in the postoperative period.up to the 1st postoperative hour

Comfort Behaviors Checklist: The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 25 and 100 points. As the score increases, the comfort level also increases.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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