Comparing the effects of painting therapy and aromatherapy with Rosa damascena Mill. on the management of anxiety, pain, and complications of tonsillectomy

Phase 3

Recruiting

Conditions: Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Surgical complications. Condition 3: Acute tonsillitis. Condition 4: Pain.
Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition
J03.9
Surgical procedure, unspecified as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure
Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
Pain in throat
F06.4
Y83.9
R07.0

Registration Number: IRCT20130803014251N10

Lead Sponsor: Abadan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

Desiring to participate in the research and complete the written consent form
Being 6-12 years old
Admitting to the hospital the night before the surgery
Undergoing tonsillectomy under general anesthesia and by dissection and snare approach
Having class I and II of the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)
Accessing to a smartphone to participate in follow-up sessions after hospital discharge

Exclusion Criteria

A history of sensitivity to scents and perfumes
Having a disorder in the sense of smell
Presence of cognitive or mental disorders, heart diseases, and chronic pain based on medical records
Participation in previous courses of painting therapy or aromatherapy
A history of surgery and anesthesia
A history of tonsillectomy for another child in the family

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tonsillectomy-induced anxiety. Timepoint: 4 steps: 1) the night before surgery in the hospitalized ward: before the start of the first intervention session as the first pre-test, 2) the day of surgery immediately before transferring the samples from the hospitalized ward to the operating room department: as the first post-test, 3) The day of surgery at the beginning of admitting the samples in the waiting room before surgery: before the start of the second intervention session as the second pre-test, 4) the day of surgery when lying on the surgery bed and immediately before induction of anesthesia: as the second post-test. Method of measurement: Modified Yale preoperative anxiety scale.;Pain. Timepoint: The first three days after discharge from the hospital. Method of measurement: Numerical pain rating scale (or Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale).

Secondary Outcome Measures