Ride-On Toy Car Use During Operating Room Transfer in Preschool Children
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Filiz Kaya
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 100 people enrolled
- Started
- 1 Nov 2025
- Ended
- 30 Jun 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Toy car
- Standard Transfer
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 3 years to 7 years
- Sex
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 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
Who cannot take part
- Use of additional anxiolytic interventions or medications prior to the intervention outside the study protocol
- Previous history of surgical procedures
- 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
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
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.
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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
The 2 groups in the trial
- Toy Car TransferTreatment being tested
Participants will be transferred to the operating room using a ride-on toy car.
Treatment: Toy car
- Standard Stretcher TransferExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants will be transferred to the operating room using a standard hospital stretcher
Treatment: Standard Transfer
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Evaluation of the Effects of Ride-On Toy Car Use During Operating Room Transfer on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Delirium in Preschool Children
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026