Ride-On Toy Car Use During Operating Room Transfer in Preschool Children

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Conditions studied: Preoperative Anxiety, Emergence Delirium in Pediatric Anesthesia

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether the method of transfer to the operating room can reduce preoperative anxiety and postoperative emergence delirium in male children aged 3 to 7 years undergoing elective adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does transfer using a ride-on toy car reduce preoperative anxiety compared with standard stretcher transfer? * Does this transfer method affect the incidence and severity of postoperative emergence delirium? Researchers will compare toy car transfer with standard hospital stretcher transfer to see if the toy car transfer is associated with lower anxiety levels and reduced emergence delirium. Participants will: * Transfer to the operating room either using a ride-on toy car or a standard hospital stretcher * Have preoperative anxiety assessed at predefined time points * Be evaluated for postoperative emergence delirium during recovery

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07403747

Run by

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

People needed

96

Starts

2025-11-01

Expected to finish

2026-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-11

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 7. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male children aged 3 to 7 years scheduled for elective adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy under general anesthesia
• Ability to communicate verbally
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II
• Written informed consent obtained from a parent or legal guardian

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of psychiatric disorders, genetic diseases, neurological or developmental disorders
• Chronic pain conditions or ongoing medical treatments that may affect anxiety levels
• Refusal to participate despite repeated encouragement by the investigators
• Use of additional anxiolytic interventions or medications prior to the intervention outside the study protocol
• Previous history of surgical procedures

Where it is running

• Ankara Bilkent City Hospital — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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