Effect of Comedy Therapy on Pain and Anxiety Levels After Ureterorenoscopy

NCT06805058 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: okutan4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

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

Keywords

comedy therapy; pain; anxiety; surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• pain level

  Patients' 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".

  It will take approximately 5 minutes

• anxiety level

  State 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.

  It will take approximately 30 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group: Comedy therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Other: comedy therapy

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

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

comedy therapy OTHER

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

Intervention Group: Comedy therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bitlis Eren University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bitlis Eren University

Bitlis, 13100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Pain, Postoperative; Pain; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior; Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Şerafettin OKUTAN, Dr.

  Study Principal Investigator Bitlis Eren University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bitlis Eren University

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2025
• First Posted: February 3, 2025
• Study Start: May 16, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 30, 2025
• Study Completion: November 30, 2025
• Last Updated: February 18, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Locations

TU (1)