Paper craft may calm children before heart procedures
NCT ID NCT06755931
First seen Sep 04, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a quilling exercise, a paper craft activity, can reduce fear and anxiety in children aged 9-12 who are about to undergo cardiac catheterization and angiography. Half an hour before the procedure, children in the intervention group will spend 15-20 minutes making paper figures with a researcher. The study compares their anxiety and fear levels to those of children receiving standard care, using validated scales.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Quilling exercise, a paper craft activity where children create figures by rolling and shaping strips of paper, guided by a researcher for 15-20 minutes before the procedure.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple, non-drug activity could offer a low-cost way to ease children's fear and anxiety before heart procedures, improving their experience and comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 68 children, so results may not apply broadly. The effect on fear and anxiety may be modest, and the activity's success depends on the child's willingness and ability to participate.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Are between the ages of 9-12, * Able to read and write Turkish, * Accompanied by their parents, * Having no mental disabilities or communication problems, * No visual or hearing impairment, * Those who have not had cardiac catheterization or angiography before, * Children who are willing to participate in the research will be included in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who have any body function deficiency that prevents them from playing quilling, * Those who did not complete the quilling initiative and wanted to quit the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necmettin Erbakan University
Konya, Meram, Turkey (Türkiye)
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