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NCT07737041

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07737041
Lead Sponsor: Merve KoyunOTHER
Official Title: Preparing Children for Echocardiography: Effects of Animation-Based Video and Brochure-Based Education on Anxiety and Fear
Brief Summary: This study was designed as a three-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of animation-based training versus brochure-based training before echocardiography on children's anxiety, fear, and physiological parameters.

Research Hypotheses H1: Children aged 7-10 who receive animation-based educational videos prior to the echocardiography (ECHO) procedure will have lower levels of anxiety and fear compared to children receiving routine care.

H2: Children aged 7-10 who receive brochure-based education before the ECHO procedure will have lower levels of anxiety and fear compared to children receiving routine care.

H3: The effects of animation-based education and brochure-based education on children's anxiety and fear levels before the ECHO procedure differ.

H4: In groups that received cartoon/video-based education and brochure-based education before the ECHO procedure, parents' satisfaction with nursing care is higher than in the routine care group.

Status and Timeline

Status: Completed
Last Update Posted: Jul 30, 2026Actual
Start Date: Mar 15, 2024Actual
Primary Completion Date: Jun 22, 2025Actual
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Be between the ages of 7 and 10

Be under follow-up at a pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease, such as ASD, VSD, or PDA

Be scheduled to undergo a transthoracic echocardiogram for follow-up

Be able to speak Turkish

The child and parent must have the cognitive ability to communicate

Not having previously received the educational materials used in the study, even if the child has had an echocardiogram before

Obtaining written informed consent from the parent and voluntary consent from the child

Exclusion Criteria:

Situations requiring emergency ECHO Need for sedation

Inability to watch the video due to a hearing or visual impairment

Inability to respond to the scales due to a developmental or neurological disorder

Hemodynamic instability

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 75Actual
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: No data available
Locations: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Similar Studies

Participant Group/Arms

Animation-Based Video EducationExperimental

In the animated based video group, in addition to the routine procedure, animated videos titled "Ipek's Echocardiography Adventure" (a character suitable for the 7-year-old age group) and "Can's Echocardiography Adventure" (a character suitable for the older age group)-each approximately four minutes long-were shown to the children via computer. A parent and a researcher were present with the child during the video viewing. The researcher answered any questions the children asked.

Other: Animated based video education

Brochure Based EducationActive Comparator

In the brochure group, in addition to the routine procedure, children received standardized education about the echocardiography procedure using age-appropriate brochures prepared by the researchers. During the education session, the researcher answered the children's questions.

Other: Brochure based education

Control GroupNo Intervention

In the control group, however, no educational or preparatory interventions were administered to the children beyond the routine care provided at the echocardiography clinic. As part of the routine procedure, the children were taken to a room located directly across from the outpatient clinic room where the echocardiogram would be performed. The room contained a computer, three chairs, a stretcher, and an echocardiography machine. The children were given an explanation such as, "Now, the doctor is going to perform an echocardiogram on you; you'll lie down on this stretcher and open your shirt. This is our machine…" while the echocardiography machine was shown to them.