Evaluation of the Effects of Ride-On Toy Car Use During Operating Room Transfer on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Delirium in Preschool Children

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating whether transferring male children aged 3 to 7 years to the operating room using a ride-on toy car can reduce preoperative anxiety and postoperative emergence delirium compared with standard hospital stretcher transfer. The study focuses on children undergoing elective adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy under general anesthesia. The main questions are whether the toy car transfer lowers anxiety levels before surgery and reduces the incidence and severity of delirium after surgery. Participants will be assigned to one of two groups. One group will be transferred to the operating room using a ride-on toy car, while the other group will use the standard hospital stretcher. Both groups will receive standardized anesthesia management during the perioperative period. Preoperative anxiety will be assessed at four specific times, including the waiting area and just before anesthesia induction. Postoperative delirium will be evaluated at three points from extubation through 30 minutes after admission to the recovery unit. During the study, participants will undergo anxiety assessments using the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale and the Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety. Emergence delirium will be measured using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale. Researchers will monitor these outcomes during and after surgery to compare the effects of the two transfer methods. The study aims to provide evidence for non-drug strategies to improve psychological well-being and recovery in young children undergoing surgery. Participation will continue from the preoperative period through recovery, with several evaluations at defined time points.

Ride-On Toy Car Use During Operating Room Transfer in Preschool Children