The Effect of Distraction With a Kaleidoscope on the Level of Perceived Pain During Blood Sampling in Children

NCT ID: NCT06352021

Last Updated: 2024-04-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-05-30
• Study Completion Date: 2019-06-30

Brief Summary

This experimental study aimed to determine the effect of distracting children with a kaleidoscope during blood sampling on their perception of pain during the procedure and to increase and improve the quality of evidence for the effectiveness of these methods across different populations and cultures.

Hypothesis 0 (H0): There is no difference between the pain scores of the kaleidoscope group and the control group during blood sampling.

Hypothesis 1 (H1): There is a difference between the pain scores of the kaleidoscope group and the control group during blood sampling.

Detailed Description

A pain-free life is the right of every child. Eliminating pain and improving the quality of life of children is one of the main goals of nursing care. Pediatric nurses should choose the appropriate assessment tool for the child's age and developmental characteristics and diagnose pain correctly. For this purpose, nurses can use appropriate distraction methods. Since the nurse is the healthcare worker who is with the child and family the most throughout the day, s/he should closely monitor and evaluate the child's pain and inform the child and family about the principles of pain control. Many hospitals in Türkiye generally do not use any non-pharmacologic methods to reduce procedural pain. Given that distraction techniques are inexpensive and easy to use, and that reducing children's pain may reduce negative feelings towards future procedures, it is important to examine the effectiveness of such methods. In our study, a kaleidoscope, one of the methods of distraction to reduce pain during blood sampling in children, was used. A kaleidoscope is a game tool that helps distract the child's attention from procedural pain and shows the external image by reproducing it when viewed through it. This experimental study aimed to determine the effect of distracting children with a kaleidoscope during blood sampling on their perception of pain during the procedure and to increase and improve the quality of evidence for the effectiveness of these methods across different populations and cultures.

Conditions

Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

kaleidoscope group

The children in the kaleidoscope group were shown the kaleidoscope by the researcher five minutes before the blood sampling, and they were encouraged to look at the kaleidoscope during the procedure and describe the patterns they saw.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

kaleidoscope

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The children in the kaleidoscope group were shown the kaleidoscope by the researcher five minutes before the blood sampling, and they were encouraged to look at the kaleidoscope during the procedure and describe the patterns they saw. All children in the Kaleidoscope group agreed to participate in the study. All children in the kaleidoscope group were asked to look at the kaleidoscope just before the tourniquet was placed on their arms before the blood sampling procedure and to describe the patterns, they saw in it by turning it slowly during the procedure.

control group

This group underwent routine blood sampling procedures and did not receive any intervention to reduce their pain.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

kaleidoscope

The children in the kaleidoscope group were shown the kaleidoscope by the researcher five minutes before the blood sampling, and they were encouraged to look at the kaleidoscope during the procedure and describe the patterns they saw. All children in the Kaleidoscope group agreed to participate in the study. All children in the kaleidoscope group were asked to look at the kaleidoscope just before the tourniquet was placed on their arms before the blood sampling procedure and to describe the patterns, they saw in it by turning it slowly during the procedure.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• were being 7-12 years of age
• not having an auditory or visual disability
• not taking analgesics in the last eight hours
• not having any pain caused by other reasons before the procedure
• having vascular access and blood sampling interventions

Exclusion Criteria

• having physical or mental disability
• having any nerve damage

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

Sponsors

İlknur KAHRİMAN

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

İlknur KAHRİMAN

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Ilknur Kahriman, Assoc. Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Karadeniz Technical University

Beyhan Turkan, Master

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

TRABZON KANUNI EDUCATION RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Locations

Karadeniz Technical University Health Application and Research Center Farabi Hospital

Trabzon, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KAHRİMAN İlknur

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id