Live parent-child video interaction or cartoon watching to ease emergence agitation in preschoolers

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a prospective, single-center, three-arm randomized trial enrolling 150 children aged 2 to 6 years. Participants are assigned equally to live parent-child video interaction, cartoon watching, or standard care during transfer to the operating room, with the intervention ending just before anesthesia induction. Preoperative anxiety is measured with the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale-Short Form, and emergence agitation is assessed postoperatively. Pharmacological premedication is not used within the protocol, and any deviations or need for sedation outside the protocol lead to exclusion from final assessments. The aim is to determine whether distraction-based, non-drug strategies can lessen preoperative anxiety and subsequent agitation in pediatric patients.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Children aged 2 to 6 years.
* Scheduled to undergo an elective surgical procedure.
* Scheduled to undergo surgery under general anesthesia.
* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II.
* Able to communicate in Turkish and understand verbal instructions.
* Written informed consent obtained from a parent or legal guardian.
* No pharmacological premedication planned during the preoperative period.
* No serious systemic disease and no use of sedative or psychotropic medication

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of neurodevelopmental delay, psychiatric illness, or a significant behavioral disorder.
* Significant visual or hearing impairment that limits communication.
* Use of sedative, hypnotic, or psychotropic medication within the previous 2 weeks.
* Requirement for pharmacological premedication or additional sedation during the intraoperative period.
* Serious systemic disease or ASA physical status III or higher.
* A protocol deviation during anesthesia or surgery, including complications or cancellation of surgery.
* Inability to obtain written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian.
* Inability to comply with the assigned intervention or inability to complete the video-based i

Where it's running

• Izmir City Hospital
  Izmir, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Murat KAYKAC, M.D.
• Email: mrtkykc@gmail.com
• Phone: +905330258450

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.