A gamified mobile health intervention for children in day surgery care: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To describe a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial which will evaluate the effectiveness of a gamified mobile health intervention for children in whole day surgery care.

Design

A study protocol for a two-arm randomized controlled trial.

Methods

Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention group (N = 62), in which patients receive routine care and play a mobile game designed for children or the control group (N = 62), in which patients receive routine care, including a mobile phone application that supports parents during the care path. The primary outcome is children's pre-operative anxiety, while the secondary outcome measures included fear and postoperative pain, along with parental satisfaction and anxiety. Data collection started in

SUBMITTER: Rantala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8859057 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature