# Sensory Toys for Anxiety Reduction - Can Fidget Toys Improve Stress and Help Children to Cope Before Surgery (STARFISH)

> **NCT07270029** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Telethon Kids Institute** · enrollment: 500 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Perioperative Anxiety

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Pre-operative sensory toy
- **OTHER:** Post-operative sensory toy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07270029
- **Lead sponsor:** Telethon Kids Institute
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-01-08
- **Primary completion:** 2028-12-15
- **Final completion:** 2028-12-30
- **Target enrollment:** 500 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-24

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07270029

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07270029, "Sensory Toys for Anxiety Reduction - Can Fidget Toys Improve Stress and Help Children to Cope Before Surgery (STARFISH)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07270029. Licensed CC0.

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