Can a mobile game reduce anxiety and pain in children before surgery?
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This study tests whether playing a video game on a mobile phone before surgery can help calm children's nerves and reduce pain afterward. It may offer a fun, drug-free way to ease your child's surgical experience.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 3 and 12 years old.
- Your child is having an elective (planned) surgery.
- You have a mobile phone your child can use.
- Your child speaks and understands Urdu.
- Your child is familiar with playing video games on a phone.
- Your child does not have any health reasons that prevent them from using video games (like seizures triggered by screens).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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