NCT06583187

Effect of Mandala Coloring of Circumcised Children

Effect of Mandala Coloring on Fear, Anxiety, Emotional Symptoms and Postoperative Pain of Circumcised Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (actual)
• Sponsor: Artvin Coruh University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mandala painting on fear, anxiety, emotional symptoms and postoperative pain of circumcised children.

Detailed description

78 volunteer children between the ages of 6-12 who come for circumcision surgery will be randomly divided into two groups: mandala painting group and control group. Children will be evaluated before, during and after the procedure. Pain related to the circumcision procedure will be assessed using FLACC Pain Scale, fear will be assessed using High Fear Scale, anxiety will be assessed using Child Anxiety-State Scale and emotional state will be assessed using Emotional Indicators Scale. In addition, children\'s demographic data will be recorded in the Information Form.

Conditions

• Circumcision

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Coloring a mandala picture	In the study, the experimental group was taken to their room on the day they came for circumcision and then had them paint mandalas. The coloring books chosen for mandala painting were determined to be appropriate for the age group of the children. The child was given a book and was given the freedom to paint the figures they wanted. Care was taken to ensure that the environment was quiet so that the child would be comfortable and calm. Care was taken to ensure that the crayons used in mandala painting did not contain carcinogenic substances and were anti-allergic.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-15
• Completion: 2024-08-15
• First posted: 2024-09-03
• Last updated: 2025-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)