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NCT Number: NCT06805058

Effect of Comedy Therapy on Pain and Anxiety Levels After Ureterorenoscopy

The aim is to determine the effect of comedy therapy on pain and anxiety levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy (URS) surgery.

The hypotheses of this study; H1-0: Comedy therapy has no effect on pain levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery.

H1-1: Comedy therapy has an effect on pain levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery.

H2-0: Comedy therapy has no effect on anxiety levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery.

H2-1: Comedy therapy has an effect on anxiety levels in patients after Uretero-Renoscopy surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Care Acceptor, Health Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Postoperative Behavior Health Behavior Mental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain, Postoperative Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Patient Acceptance of Health Care Postoperative Complications Signs and Symptoms Surgery Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bitlis Eren University

Bitlis, 13100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Intervention Group

After URS surgery, patients whose condition is stable after coming to the clinic will be given a patient introduction form, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales as a pre-test. Patients will be shown 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers. After the intervention, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales will be given as a post-test.

Control Group

After URS surgery, patients whose condition is stable after coming to the clinic will be given a patient introduction form, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales as a pre-test. No intervention will be made to control group patients. After a certain waiting period, numerical rating scale, state-trait anxiety scales will be given as a post-test.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being over 18 years old,
  • Not having any visual or auditory problems,
  • Not having any communication problems,
  • Not having any psychiatric problems.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not accepting to participate in the study or wanting to leave,
  • Having had complications during the perioperative process.

Treatment and study plan

comedy therapy

Other

Patients will be shown 10-minute Turkish comedy films prepared by the researchers

Primary outcomes

  1. pain level

    Time frame: It will take approximately 5 minutes

    Patients' pain level will be measured with a "numerical rating scale". In the form, 0 points are evaluated as "no pain", 1-3 points as "mild pain", 4-6 points as "moderate pain", 7 and above points as "severe pain".

  2. anxiety level

    Time frame: It will take approximately 30 minutes

    State and Trait Anxiety Scale:

    The adaptation and arrangement of the scales to Turkish was made by Necla Öner and Le Compte. Both scales consist of 20 items and are graded on a 4-point Likert scale. Scoring is done between 1-4.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bitlis Eren University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Şerafettin OKUTAN, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bitlis Eren University

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 3, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 18, 2026

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