The Effect of Animated Videos and Therapeutic Play Methods on Emotional Expression, Fear and Anxiety in Children Aged 4-8 Years During the Throat Swab Procedure

NCT07693842 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Turkey tracker

Sponsor

Mersin University

Phase

Not applicable

Started

2026-07-25

Last updated

2026-07-09

Condition(s) studied

Taking a Throat Swab

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Animation videoTherapeutic Play

Animation video: The animated video will be produced as a short video explaining the process carried out by the researchers.

Therapeutic Play: Therapeutic play will be planned to incorporate elements of gamification. The child will be encouraged to carry out the activity using a toy.

Study summary

We planned a study to determine the effect of showing an animated video and using educational therapeutic play methods prior to throat swab procedures in children aged 4-8 years on the children's compliance with the procedure, as well as on their emotional expression, fear and anxiety levels, and to compare the superiority/effectiveness of these two methods against one another. The sample size for the study was determined using an a priori power analysis conducted with the G\*Power (v3.1.9.7) programme. It is planned to include a total of 105 children, with at least 35 children in each group. The study will be conducted using a single-blind, parallel-group, three-group experimental design. By demonstrating the effects of two different modern approaches on children's compliance, fear, anxiety and emotional responses during the throat swab procedure, this study will contribute to the development of evidence-based, atraumatic care practices in paediatric clinics.

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Min age

4 Years

Max age

8 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: Children whose parents have provided written informed consent, who have had a throat swab taken at a paediatric clinic, who have verbally agreed to participate in the study, aged between 4 and 8 years, with no cognitive or neurological differences, with no visual or hearing impairment. Exclusion Criteria: Children whose parents have not provided written informed consent, who have not had a throat swab taken at a paediatric clinic, who have not verbally agreed to participate in the study, younger than 4 years or older than 8 years, with cognitive or neurological differences, with visual or hearing impairment.

Primary outcome measure(s)

Changes in children's scores on scales measuring anxiety, fear and emotional expression before and after the intervention — Before İntervention and after procedure(throat swab)
Following the children's scores on the pre-intervention scales measuring anxiety, fear and emotional expression, the intervention will be carried out, followed by a throat swab. A second assessment will be conducted post-intervention to examine differences between the groups in changes to their scores on the scales.

Trial sites (1)

Facility	City	Region	Status
Mersin University	Mersin	Turkey (Türkiye)

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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