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Effects of Interactive Toys and Robots on Anxiety and Fear in Children Receiving Nebulized Inhalation in the Pediatric Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT07056816

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-30

Study Completion Date

2025-09-08

Brief Summary

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Pediatric emergency services are of critical importance for pediatric patients admitted due to sudden illnesses and traumas. However, these environments are serious sources of stress and anxiety for children due to reasons such as uncertainty, pain, and separation anxiety. The emergency service experience can have long-term effects on the child's psychological state and negatively affect the success of medical interventions. Therefore, the development and implementation of various methods to reduce children's anxiety has become a great necessity. In recent years, interactive toys and robotic systems have been increasingly used in medical settings to reduce children's anxiety. Such technological tools have been shown to provide emotional support to children, reduce stress levels by distracting them, and make medical procedures more tolerable. However, there is not enough evidence-based research on the effectiveness of interactive toys and robots, especially in emergency settings, during common but frightening procedures such as nebulized inhalation. This study aims to evaluate the effect of interactive toys and robots on anxiety and fear in children receiving nebulized inhalation treatment in pediatric emergency services. This study, which will be conducted using a randomized controlled design, will make a significant contribution to understanding and improving children's psychological responses to medical procedures. The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial. The population of this study will be conducted in the pediatric emergency department of Ankara Provincial Health Directorate Yıldırım Beyazıt University Yenimahalle Education and Research Hospital between 05.05.2025-05.05.2026. The sample of this study will consist of 72 children aged between 4-10 who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria and who received nebulized inhalation treatment and met the inclusion criteria.

Hypotheses of the study:

H0 = Playing with interactive toys and interactive robots during nebulized inhalation treatment has no effect on anxiety and fear in children.

H1 = Playing with interactive toys and interactive robots during nebulized inhalation treatment is effective in reducing anxiety and fear in children.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Child Fear Anxiety Inhalant Use

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Interactive Doll Group

Interactive Doll: Their hearts beat and they say "hello" as soon as you put it on your finger because they know it's really yours! They also have a different personality and reactions when they open and close your finger. With sensors in their head, mouth and belly, Fingerlings respond to your touch and will respond to you. You can also shake them and turn them upside down for even more reactions because they love to monkey around. And their positive tail can hang down or flip up so they can sit on your table or shelf. Kids will play with the Interactive Doll during the inhalation treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interactive Doll

Intervention Type OTHER

Interactive Doll: Their hearts beat and they say "hello" as soon as you put it on your finger because they know it's really yours! They also have a different personality and reactions when they open and close your finger. With sensors in their head, mouth and belly, Fingerlings respond to your touch and will respond to you. You can also shake them and turn them upside down for even more reactions because they love to monkey around. And their positive tail can hang down or flip up so they can sit on your table or shelf. Kids will play with the Interactive Doll during the inhalation treatment.

Interactive Robot Group

Interactive Robot: It has an interactive design that improves children's music listening and learning skills. It attracts children's attention with its vibrant colors and cute design, and teaches them while having fun. It has a voice imitation feature and a response feature that makes different sounds when its head is touched. Children will play with the Interactive Robot during inhalation treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Interactive Robot

Intervention Type OTHER

Interactive Robot: It has an interactive design that improves children's music listening and learning skills. It attracts children's attention with its vibrant colors and cute design, and teaches them while having fun. It has a voice imitation feature and a response feature that makes different sounds when its head is touched. Children will play with the Interactive Robot during inhalation treatment.

Control Group

The standard information given to all children receiving nebulized inhalation treatment in the pediatric emergency department will be given to the children in the control group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Interactive Doll

Interactive Doll: Their hearts beat and they say "hello" as soon as you put it on your finger because they know it's really yours! They also have a different personality and reactions when they open and close your finger. With sensors in their head, mouth and belly, Fingerlings respond to your touch and will respond to you. You can also shake them and turn them upside down for even more reactions because they love to monkey around. And their positive tail can hang down or flip up so they can sit on your table or shelf. Kids will play with the Interactive Doll during the inhalation treatment.

Intervention Type OTHER

Interactive Robot

Interactive Robot: It has an interactive design that improves children's music listening and learning skills. It attracts children's attention with its vibrant colors and cute design, and teaches them while having fun. It has a voice imitation feature and a response feature that makes different sounds when its head is touched. Children will play with the Interactive Robot during inhalation treatment.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a child between the ages of 4-10,
* Receiving nebulized inhalation treatment in the pediatric emergency department,
* The parent agreeing to participate in the research,
* The child not having speech or vision impairments or any other disabilities that would hinder or prevent communication.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children whose parents' permission cannot be obtained
* The child's speech and vision impairment, or any other disability that would make communication difficult or prevent it.
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aylin Kurt

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aylin Kurt

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Bartın University

Bartın, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2025-SBB-0315

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id