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Pain and Fear of Venous Blood Collection in Children

Sponsor
Ataturk University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT05301088
Collaborator
MSc Eylem Nazan KAPAN (Other)
126
Enrollment
1
Location
3
Arms
3
Actual Duration (Months)
42.6
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Nurses are in the position of primary health care provider in relieving children's pain and fears of bloodletting in the wards where they work. As a result of this study, it is aimed to encourage nurses to apply non-pharmacological interventions during painful medical procedures, to facilitate the provision of necessary and different means of distraction to blood collection services, and to contribute to the development of in-house health policies and the preparation of appropriate clinical guides and to add an innovative perspective.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Chocolate Scent
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
126 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Supportive Care
Official Title:
The Effect of Chocolate Smell and Stress Ball on Pain and Fear in Venous Blood Collection in Children
Actual Study Start Date :
Apr 1, 2022
Actual Primary Completion Date :
May 30, 2022
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jun 30, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Chocolate Scent

Other: Chocolate Scent
Chocolate Scent:Children in this group will be given chocolate scent sniffing as a non-pharmacological distraction method. Stress Ball:Stress ball squeezing will be used as a non-pharmacological distraction method for children in this group.
Other Names:
  • Stress Ball

    		•
    Experimental: Stress Ball

    Other: Chocolate Scent
    Chocolate Scent:Children in this group will be given chocolate scent sniffing as a non-pharmacological distraction method. Stress Ball:Stress ball squeezing will be used as a non-pharmacological distraction method for children in this group.
    Other Names:
  • Stress Ball

    		•
    No Intervention: Control

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale [12 week]

    2. Child Fear Scale [12 week]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    6 Years to 12 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • 6-12 age group,

    • children who need blood drawn for any reason

    • have no disease that can cause chronic pain,

    • no olfactory disorder

    • no mental or neurological problems

    • able to communicate

    • speaks Turkish

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • those who did not give consent to the research by both the child and the parent

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Ataturk University Erzurum Turkey 25240

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Ataturk University
    • MSc Eylem Nazan KAPAN

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Türkan Kadiroğlu, PhD, Ataturk University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT05301088
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • B.30.2.ATA.O.O.0l 0/184
    First Posted:
    Mar 29, 2022
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 29, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Jul 1, 2022
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jul 29, 2022