The Effect of Having a Child Watch Musical Cartoons

The Effect of Having a Child Watch Musical Cartoons on Anxiety and Vital Signs During Rectal Irrigation

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of watching musical cartoons on anxiety and vital signs in children undergoing rectal irrigation. This study was a randomized controlled experimental trial. The study sample consisted of 40 children, 20 of whom were assigned to the experimental group and 20 to the control group. Data Collection Form, Vital Signs Evaluation Form, and Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness were used as data collection tools. Data collection tools were used in both groups before, during, and after the procedure. In addition, the experimental group was shown musical cartoons during the procedure.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Child; Cartoon
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: watching cartoons with music

Detailed Description

The present study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to investigate the effect of watching musical cartoons on anxiety and vital signs in children undergoing rectal irrigation. Does watching musical cartoons during rectal irrigation have an effect on children anxiety and vital signs? The answer to the question has been sought.The study sample consisted of 40 children aged 4-10 years who met the inclusion criteria and whose parents provided written and verbal consent for their participation in the study after being informed at the Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology Department of a public hospital affiliated to the Provincial Health Directorate of the Ministry of Health in Istanbul. Because of the high power requirement and the potential for loss to follow-up, the study was conducted with a total of 40 children, 20 assigned to the experimental group and 20 to the control group, who met the eligibility criteria and consented to participate. The children were randomly assigned to the control or experimental group. Children enrolled in the study were assigned to the experimental or control group using the https://www.calculatorsoup.com. Data Collection Form, Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness, and Vital Signs Evaluation Form were used as data collection tools.After obtaining institutional approval and written consent from parents after informing them and their children, data were collected by the investigators through a face-to-face interview that took approximately 11-20 minutes per child. The intervention to be applied to the experimental group was carried out by the investigator after informing the children and parents and obtaining their written consent.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Beykoz
    • Istanbul, Beykoz, Turkey, 34083
      • Aysel Kokcu Dogan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children aged 4-10 years
• Children who can count from one (1) to ten (10).
• Children who love cartoons with music.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children without visual or hearing impairments
• Children without mental problems

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group; Children in this group were shown musical cartoons during rectal irrigation.	Other: watching cartoons with music; The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of watching musical cartoons on anxiety and vital signs in children undergoing rectal irrigation.
No Intervention: Control group; No additional intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness,	Child anxiety-state scale: Measures the anxiety state of children between the ages of 4-10. The level of anxiety increases as the scale rating progresses up to the top point.	10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Vital signs evaluation	This form was developed by the investigators to record patients' vital signs (blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, body temperature) before, during, and after the procedure.	10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: aysel kokcudogan
• Investigators: Study Director: Aysel Kokcu Dogan, Medipol University; Principal Investigator: Buse Tugcuoglu, Medipol University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 13, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 25, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 25, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 20, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 26, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): April 30, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 30, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 26, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Anxiety; child; vital signs; musical cartoons
• Other Study ID Numbers: E-10840098-772.02-6325

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No