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Personal Versus Hospital-Provided Dolls in Preschool Children

Key facts

Who runs it
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Where
Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
120 people, planned
Started
1 Feb 2026
Planned end
30 Jul 2026
Type of study
Observational, 3 groups
Treatments tested
  • Hospital-Provided Doll
  • Personal Doll
  • No Doll
Record updated
11 February 2026

Who can take part

Age
3 years to 7 years
Sex
Women only
Healthy volunteers
Can take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Female children aged 3-7 years
  • Scheduled for elective adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy under general anesthesia
  • Able to communicate verbally
  • ASA physical status I or II, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification
  • Written informed consent obtained from a parent or legal guardian

Who cannot take part

  • Use of additional anxiety-reducing methods or medications outside the study protocol prior to intervention
  • Previous surgical experience
  • Presence of psychiatric, neurological, or developmental disorders
  • Presence of chronic pain or ongoing medical treatment that may affect anxiety levels
  • Refusal to participate despite repeated encouragement by the investigators

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 3 and 7 years old?

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About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of personal versus hospital-provided dolls on preoperative anxiety and postoperative delirium in preschool children aged 3-7 years undergoing elective adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy.

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The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the use of a personal doll or a hospital-provided doll associated with lower preoperative anxiety compared with no doll use? * Is dolls used associated with a reduced incidence and severity of postoperative emergence delirium? * Researchers will compare children accompanied by a hospital-provided doll, children accompanied by their personal doll, and children with no doll to assess differences in preoperative anxiety levels, serum cortisol concentrations, and postoperative delirium scores.

Participants will:

* Be observed in one of three exposure groups (hospital-provided doll, personal doll, or no doll) * Undergo standardized preoperative anxiety assessments at predefined time points * Have serum cortisol levels measured during routine intravenous cannulation * Be assessed for postoperative delirium in the recovery unit

The 3 groups in the trial

  • Hospital-Provided Doll Group

    Participants in this cohort will consist of preschool children accompanied by a hospital-provided doll during the preoperative period. Preoperative anxiety levels, serum cortisol concentrations, and postoperative emergence delirium will be assessed as part of routine perioperative observation.

    Treatment: Hospital-Provided Doll

  • Personal Doll Group

    Participants in this cohort will consist of preschool children accompanied by their own personal doll during the preoperative period. Preoperative anxiety levels, serum cortisol concentrations, and postoperative emergence delirium will be evaluated using standardized assessment tools.

    Treatment: Personal Doll

  • No Doll (Control) Group

    Participants in this cohort will consist of preschool children who will undergo the surgical process without the use of any doll. Preoperative anxiety, serum cortisol levels, and postoperative emergence delirium will be observed and recorded for comparison purposes.

    Treatment: No Doll

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Comparison of the Effects of Personal Versus Hospital-Provided Dolls on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Delirium in Preschool Children
Fit questions
Built from NCT07403773, who can take part
Record updated
11 February 2026