# Effects of Cartoons and Mobile Games on Preoperative Anxiety and Fear in Children With Appendicitis: An RCT

> **NCT07640230** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Ankara City Hospital Bilkent** · enrollment: 69 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Preoperative Anxiety
- Children
- Appendicitis (Diagnosis)
- Fear

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Cartoon-Assisted Distraction (Şüko Ameliyat Oluyor)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Mobile Game

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07640230
- **Lead sponsor:** Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-10-10
- **Primary completion:** 2026-05-30
- **Final completion:** 2026-05-30
- **Target enrollment:** 69 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-10

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07640230

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07640230, "Effects of Cartoons and Mobile Games on Preoperative Anxiety and Fear in Children With Appendicitis: An RCT". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-21 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT07640230. Licensed CC0.

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