The Effect of Therapeutic Play on Pain, Fear, Anxiety and Physiological Parameters and Parents' Satisfaction

NCT ID: NCT06415188

Last Updated: 2024-05-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-15

Study Completion Date

2024-05-10

Brief Summary

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In this study, the effect of the therapeutic game applied before treatment on pain, fear, anxiety and physiological parameters and the satisfaction of the parents was investigated.

Detailed Description

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Therapeutic play is defined as activities structured in accordance with children's age and development, or as a set of interventions to improve the well-being of children in the hospital environment. This method reduces the stress of illness or hospitalization, uses play as a means of self-expression and supports the development of positive coping mechanisms in pediatric patients. In the literature, it is seen that therapeutic play methods such as listening to music, drawing, reading stories, puppets, dolls, virtual reality tools, cartoon applications, watching videos and playing video games are used to reduce the child's pain and anxiety about invasive procedures. Studies conducted to reduce the interactions between children in the same environment during their treatment and care are quite limited. No study has been found to examine the effect of methods that jointly block/reduce vision and hearing during treatment and care on anxiety, fear and pain in children treated together in pediatric clinics.

Conditions

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Child Behavior Pain, Acute Anxiety and Fear

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This study was conducted on children aged 3-6 years. The study was completed with a total of 40 children and parent pairs in the experimental and control groups. Simple randomization method was used in the study. The randomization table for which group the children would be in was made by an independent statistician. Letters A and B were used to represent the experimental and control groups. Which letter represented which group was determined by lottery. While therapeutic play intervention was applied in the experimental group, routine intervention was applied in the control group.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Therapeutic play group

Children in the experimental group received a therapeutic video game intervention in addition to the pre-treatment routine.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Video game with headset

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Half an hour before the first treatment in the morning, the screens around the patients' beds were closed by the researcher. The child was asked to choose one of the introduced games and the game he/she chose from the tablet was turned on. Children were asked to wear headphones for sound isolation and the sound was adjusted at the appropriate decibel setting. Half an hour before the treatment, children were allowed to play the video game until the treatment without any different warning. Physiologic Parameter Assessment Form, Child Anxiety and Fear Scale, Child Pain Scale were filled by the researcher 1 minute before and 1 minute after the procedure. Finally, Parental Satisfaction Scale was completed at the end of the intervention.

Control Group

Children in the control group underwent routine clinical practice. No other intervention was performed.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Video game with headset

Half an hour before the first treatment in the morning, the screens around the patients' beds were closed by the researcher. The child was asked to choose one of the introduced games and the game he/she chose from the tablet was turned on. Children were asked to wear headphones for sound isolation and the sound was adjusted at the appropriate decibel setting. Half an hour before the treatment, children were allowed to play the video game until the treatment without any different warning. Physiologic Parameter Assessment Form, Child Anxiety and Fear Scale, Child Pain Scale were filled by the researcher 1 minute before and 1 minute after the procedure. Finally, Parental Satisfaction Scale was completed at the end of the intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being in the 3-6 age group,
* At least one day of inpatient treatment in the pediatric clinics of Selçuk Medical Faculty Hospital
* At least one invasive intervention in the treatment plan
* To be able to understand and speak Turkish
* Staying in a room with at least two beds


* Staying with their child as a constant companion
* To be able to understand and speak Turkish
* Accepting to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Having a neurological disorder
* Not having a parent as a companion
* Receiving oral treatment only
* Hearing and vision problems
* Single bed capacity room or isolated room

For the Parent


* Not staying with your child all the time
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

6 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Selcuk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sibel Küçükoğlu

Prof

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sibel Kucukoglu, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Selcuk University

Locations

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Selcuk University

Konya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Bergomi P, Scudeller L, Pintaldi S, Dal Molin A. Efficacy of Non-pharmacological Methods of Pain Management in Children Undergoing Venipuncture in a Pediatric Outpatient Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Audiovisual Distraction and External Cold and Vibration. J Pediatr Nurs. 2018 Sep-Oct;42:e66-e72. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2018.04.011. Epub 2018 May 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29728296 (View on PubMed)

Silva SGTD, Santos MA, Floriano CMF, Damiao EBC, Campos FV, Rossato LM. Influence of Therapeutic Play on the anxiety of hospitalized school-age children: Clinical trial. Rev Bras Enferm. 2017 Nov-Dec;70(6):1244-1249. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0353. English, Portuguese.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29160486 (View on PubMed)

Roberts JG, Prys-Roberts C, Foex P, Clarke TN, Bennett M. Proceedings: A comparison of the effects of practolol and propranolol on the response to haemorrhage in anaesthetized dogs after myocardial infarction. Br J Anaesth. 1973 Dec;45(12):1230. doi: 10.1093/bja/45.12.1230. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kose S, Arikan D. The Effects of Cartoon Assisted Endoscopy Preparation Package on Children's Fear and Anxiety Levels and Parental Satisfaction in Turkey. J Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Jul-Aug;53:e72-e79. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.02.010. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32173165 (View on PubMed)

Inan G, Inal S. The Impact of 3 Different Distraction Techniques on the Pain and Anxiety Levels of Children During Venipuncture: A Clinical Trial. Clin J Pain. 2019 Feb;35(2):140-147. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000666.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Masmoudi A, el-Fetouaki J, Weltin D, Belhadj O, Mandel P. Association of mitochondrial ADP-ribosyl transferase activity with the DNA-protein complex. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1993 Jan;29(1):77-83.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8387848 (View on PubMed)

Burns-Nader S, Joe L, Pinion K. Computer tablet distraction reduces pain and anxiety in pediatric burn patients undergoing hydrotherapy: A randomized trial. Burns. 2017 Sep;43(6):1203-1211. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.02.015. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28318748 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SelcukUni2544

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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