The Effect Of Distraction Methods On Fear And Anxiety In Children Before The Covid 19 Test

NCT ID: NCT05481203

Last Updated: 2022-08-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 114 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-07-01

Brief Summary

Aim: This research will be carried out to determine the effect of distracting methods on fear and anxiety in children before the COVID test.

Detailed Description

Inroduction: In the literature review, it has been seen that the positive effect of different nanpharmacological methods is supported to reduce pain and anxiety caused by medical procedures. Non-pharmacological methods are classified as physical methods, cognitive behavioral methods, and environmental or emotional intervention methods. In order to draw attention to another direction, which is among these methods; watching cartoons, inflating balloons, creating balloons by blowing foam, talking about things unrelated to the initiative, virtual reality glasses, listening to music, using kaleidoscope and distraction cards etc. is located. The subject of the study is the application of distraction methods in reducing the pain associated with short-term medical interventions.

Conditions

Anxiety; Fear

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

The Kaleidescope Group

Kaleidoscope Group: it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it. This distraction procedure started before the procedure and continued until it ended.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

The Kaleidescope

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

During the nasopharyngeal swab collection process, the researcher held a kaleidoscope to each child's eye, leisurely turning it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it.

The Visual Illusion Cards Group

The Visual Illusion Cards Group: Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards and were asked what they saw in them.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

The visual illusion cards

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards andwere askedwhat they saw in them.

The Control Group

The control group received the routine nasopharyngeal swab procedure and did not receive any other nonpharmacological intervention

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

The Kaleidescope

During the nasopharyngeal swab collection process, the researcher held a kaleidoscope to each child's eye, leisurely turning it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The visual illusion cards

Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards andwere askedwhat they saw in them.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• children who will be taken samples for Covid 19 test
• being between the ages of 5 to 10 years,
• literate

Exclusion Criteria

• having chronic diseasesvisual
• audio, or speech impairments
• mental disorders,
• history of sedative, analgesic, or narcotic use within 24 h before admission
• inflammatory disease during admission.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ondokuz Mayıs University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Hatice Uzşen

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ondokuz Mayis University

Samsun, Atakum, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Distraction

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id