Effect of Video- Assisted Preoperative Education on Fear, Anxiety, and Pain in Children Undergoing Tonsil Surgery

NCT07568197 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: TONSİL-VİDEO-TR-2023.220.IRBI
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of video-assisted preoperative education on fear, anxiety, and postoperative pain in childern undergoing tonsil surgery. Preoperative anxiety and fear are common among pediatric patients and may negatively affect postoperative outcomes. providing structured and age-appropriate information through video-based education may help reduce these negative emotional responses. ın this study, children scheduled for tonsil surgery will receive video-assisted preoperative education, and their levels of fear, anxiety, and pain wiil be assessed using standardized measurement tools. the results of this study are expected to contribute to improving preoperative preparation and postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients.

Conditions

Tonsil Surgery; Preoperative Anxiety; Postoperative Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Preopertive and Postoperative Fear, Anxiety, and Pain Levels

  Baseline (1 day before surgery); immediately after the pre-anesthesia interview; orning of surger; 1 hour after surgery

• Fear, Anxiety, and Pain Levels

  Fear, anxiety, and pain levels in children undergoing tonsil surgery are assesed using validated scales in the preoperative and postoperative periods.

  preoperative period and postoperative period (from before surgery to after surgery)

Study Arms (2)

Video-Assisted Education Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Children receive video-assisted preoperative education before tonsil surgery in addition to routine care

Other: Video- Assisted Preoperative Education

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Children receive routine preoperative care without video-assisted education.

Interventions

Video- Assisted Preoperative Education OTHER

A structured video-based educational program provided to children before tonsil surgery. The intervention aims to reduce fear and anxiety in the postoperative period, with outcomes assessed both before and after surgery.

Video-Assisted Education Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Childern aged 4-10 years
• Scheduled for tonsil surgery
• living with both parents
• undergoing surgery for the first time
• Able to count from 1 to 10

You may not qualify if:

• children with delayed or impaired language development
• children with visual or hearing impairments that prevent completion of the assessmenttools
• children with a disgnosed psychiatric disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa: lead

Study Sites (1)

VKV Amerikan Hastanesi

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant, MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2026
• First Posted: May 5, 2026
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 25, 2026
• Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)