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

May 4, 2026 updated by: Canan SEVİLİR PAMUKCU, Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

The Effect of Video-Assisted Preoperative Education on Fear, Anxiety, and Pain Levels in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study

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.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Video-Assisted Education Group
Children receive video-assisted preoperative education before tonsil surgery in addition to routine care
Other: Video- Assisted Preoperative Education
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.
No Intervention: Control Group
Children receive routine preoperative care without video-assisted education.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Preopertive and Postoperative Fear, Anxiety, and Pain Levels
Time Frame: Baseline (1 day before surgery); immediately after the pre-anesthesia interview; orning of surger; 1 hour after surgery
Baseline (1 day before surgery); immediately after the pre-anesthesia interview; orning of surger; 1 hour after surgery
Fear, Anxiety, and Pain Levels
Time Frame: preoperative period and postoperative period (from before surgery to after surgery)
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)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 25, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 5, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • TONSİL-VİDEO-TR-2023.220.IRBI

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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