5-Minute movie calms kids before scary procedure
NCT ID NCT06608550
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether showing children a short movie before an endoscopy procedure can reduce their fear and anxiety and increase their satisfaction. The movie explained what would happen step-by-step. Researchers measured fear, anxiety, and satisfaction in 90 children aged 9-12 who were having their first endoscopy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- short video film
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help children feel less scared and more satisfied before medical procedures like endoscopy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 90 children, so results may not apply to all kids or settings. The intervention is just a video, so it may not help children with high anxiety or other fears.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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: * Age group between 9 and 12, * No communication problems (visual/auditory/mental), * Speaking and writing in Turkish * Endoscopy procedure being applied for the first time * The fact that the procedure will be applied to the child with sedation * Voluntariness of the parent and child to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * The child has visual, hearing or intellectual disabilities, * Previous endoscopy procedure * The parent has undergone an endoscopy procedure * Having a chronic disease
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tarsus University
Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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