Tablet time tied to toddler surgery jitters?
NCT ID NCT07425405
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study watches 275 children aged 2-5 who are about to have surgery. Researchers ask parents how much screen time their child gets each day and then measure the child's anxiety right before anesthesia. The goal is to see if more screen time is linked to higher anxiety. No new treatments or changes to care are involved.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 275 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of children aged 2-5 years scheduled for elective surgical procedures under general anesthesia at Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital. Participants will be enrolled prospectively after written informed consent is obtained from a parent or legal guardian. Children will be categorized based on parent-reported daily screen exposure duration. Preoperative anxiety will be assessed immediately before anesthesia induction using the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS).
- Ages
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2 to 5 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 2 to 5 years * Scheduled for elective surgical procedures under general anesthesia * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III * Parent or legal guardian able to provide written informed consent * Parent able to complete the structured questionnaire in Turkish Exclusion Criteria: * Premedication administered or planned prior to anxiety assessment * Emergency surgical procedures * Known developmental delay or neurodevelopmental disorder * Known psychiatric disorder * Visual or hearing impairment that may interfere with behavioral assessment * Chronic use of sedative, antipsychotic, or antiepileptic medications * Anticipated need for postoperative intensive care * Incomplete or unreliable questionnaire data * Inability to perform mYPAS assessment prior to anesthesia induction
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Health Science University İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Education and Training Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, küçükçekmece, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)
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