The Effect of "Quantum-Touch" on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety of the Children

NCT ID: NCT05828264

Last Updated: 2023-04-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 113 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-04-01

Brief Summary

This research is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to determine the effect of the Quantum-Touch method applied during the vascular access procedure in children aged 7-12 years, on the level of pain, fear and anxiety in children.

Detailed Description

Quantum-Touch was first described by Richard Gordon and Bob Rasmusson in 1978; it activates life force energy by combining various hand positions, various breathing techniques and body awareness exercises. It is applied by directing the formed high energy field to an area of pain, stress or illness through therapeutic touch. Tully found that Quantum Touch in reducing acute and chronic pain; Walton reported that Quantum-Touch application is effective in chronic musculoskeletal pain. It is important to conduct studies with a high level of evidence investigating the effect of Quantum Touch, which is a non-pharmacological method, on pain, fear and anxiety for children of different age groups, which is easily applied during invasive procedures. Based on this information, in this study, which was planned in a randomized controlled and experimental design, it was aimed to determine the effect of the Quantum-Touch method applied during the vascular access procedure in children between the ages of 7-12 on the level of pain, fear and anxiety in children.

Conditions

Pain, Acute; Child Behavior; Anxiety and Fear; Venipuncture Site Reaction; Quantum

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Control group

children in the control group will be received standard care. Control group children will not receive any distraction techniques.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Quantum Touch

The children in the quantum touch groups will received quantum touch application during the venipuncture procedure by the expert nurse

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Quantum touch

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

this group by the nurse who is included in the study and who has a practice certificate before vascular access is established. In this process, the treatment process of the patient will continue and will not create an obstacle. While the child is in a comfortable position (lying or sitting position) during the application, the child's back/shoulder/head will be touched by the practitioner and guantum touch energy will be applied. Then, vascular access will be performed by the nurse included in the study. The child will be asked to rate the level of pain during the procedure with 'FPS-R', the level of fear with 'CDS', and the level of anxiety with 'ÇAS-D'.

Interventions

Quantum touch

this group by the nurse who is included in the study and who has a practice certificate before vascular access is established. In this process, the treatment process of the patient will continue and will not create an obstacle. While the child is in a comfortable position (lying or sitting position) during the application, the child's back/shoulder/head will be touched by the practitioner and guantum touch energy will be applied. Then, vascular access will be performed by the nurse included in the study. The child will be asked to rate the level of pain during the procedure with 'FPS-R', the level of fear with 'CDS', and the level of anxiety with 'ÇAS-D'.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The child and family agree to participate in the research,
• The child's being literate,
• The child is between the ages of 7-12
• The child does not have a chronic and mental health problem.
• No history of sedative, analgesic or narcotic substance use within 24 hours before admission
• Not having a febrile illness at the time of application
• Previous vascular access

Exclusion Criteria

• The child and family do not agree to participate in the research,
• The child's illiteracy,
• Having a visual and auditory problem,
• The child is less than 7 years old or older than 12 years old
• The child has a chronic and mental health problem
• Failure to open vascular access in a single attempt
• Having a phobia of pain

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Koç University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Trakya University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Remziye Semerci

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Remziye Semerci

Edirne, Center, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id