NCT07433296

THE EFFECT OF SANDPLAY THERAPY ON THE ANXİETY AND PAİN LEVELS OF CHİLDREN DURİNG PREOPERATİVE PERİOD

THE EFFECT OF SAND PLAY METHOD APPLİED TO CHİLDREN İN THE PRE-OPERATİVE PERİOD ON CHİLDREN'S ANXİETY AND PAİN LEVELS

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ondokuz Mayıs University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of preoperative sand play therapy on anxiety and pain levels in school-aged children (7-10 years old). The study was conducted with 68 children undergoing tonsillectomy, divided into an experimental group (sand play intervention) and a control group (routine care). Anxiety levels were measured using the Child Anxiety Scale-State (CAAS) and the Yale Modified Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS), while pain levels were assessed using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. The study evaluates whether sand play before surgery is an effective non-pharmacological method for reducing preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain.

Detailed description

The aim of this randomized controlled study was to evaluate the effect of sand play therapy administered during the preoperative period on anxiety and postoperative pain levels in children undergoing tonsillectomy. Children aged 7 to 10 years were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (sand play therapy) or the control group (routine care). Preoperative anxiety levels were assessed using the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS-C) at baseline (30 minutes before surgery) and immediately prior to anesthesia induction. Postoperative pain was measured 1 hour after surgery using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. In addition, state anxiety levels were evaluated using the CAM-S scale on the evening before surgery, 30 minutes prior to surgery, and 1 hour postoperatively.

Conditions

• Tonsillectomy
• Postoperative Pain
• Preoperative Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Sand Play Therapy	This randomized controlled trial represents an advancement in considering sand play as an intervention applied in the pre-operative period, and it enhances its applicability and clinical success.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-07-01
• Completion: 2025-07-01
• First posted: 2026-02-25
• Last updated: 2026-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)