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NCT Number: NCT06086509

Letting Children Listen to Music During Computed Tomography

This study examines the effect of music during computed tomography in children. This study, conducted on a total of 60 children, was divided into two groups: the music group and the control group. According to the research results; showed that music reduces fear and anxiety levels in children and stabilizes vital signs (pulse and respiratory rate) during a tomography scan.

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Key information

Conditions

Fear Anxiety Disorders Computed Tomography Mental Disorders

Age range

5 year–10 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Gümüşhane University

Gümüşhane, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the effect of music played during computerized tomography (CT) imaging in children on fear, anxiety and vital signs.

Method: This randomized, double-blind controlled trial was conducted with Consolidated Standards of Reporting Studies (CONSORT) guidelines. The sample includes children aged 5-10 years who had CT scans in the emergency department of a public hospital in eastern Turkey between April 18 and May 20, 2023 and met the inclusion criteria for the study. The research was completed with a total of 60 children, divided evenly into one of two groups. The nursing intervention of the research is to listen to music. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Child and Family Information Form, the Child Fear Scale, the State Anxiety Scale for Children, and the Vital Signs Monitoring Form (pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation). Ethical principles were followed in the research.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being between the ages of 5-10
  • Hospitalization is for diagnostic or treatment purposes
  • The child and the parent speak and understand Turkish comfortably.

Exclusion criteria

  • Having previous tomography shooting experience
  • Having chronic diseases
  • Visual, auditory, speech and mental disorders
  • There is a history of sedative, analgesic or narcotic substance use within 24 hours before application.

Treatment and study plan

Music

Other

Children were played music during computerized tomography.

Primary outcomes

  1. Children's Fear Scale (CFS)

    Time frame: one month

    Children's Fear Scale is a scale scored between 0 and 4 showing five faces varying between a neutral expression (0 = no fear) to fearful face (4 = extreme fear).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Child Anxiety Scale-State (CAS-S)

    Time frame: one month

    The Child Anxiety Scale-State Scale resembles a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom and horizontal lines at intervals going upwards. This scale, for children ages 4 to 10, instructs children to "Imagine that all your anxious or nervous feelings are in the bulb or bottom part of the thermometer

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gümüşhane Universıty

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Music on Fear and Anxiety in Children During Tomography: Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Study

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Oct 17, 2023
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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