The Effect of Therapeutic Play on Children's Pain and Fear and Parents and Students' Satisfaction Levels

NCT ID: NCT06593002

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-15

Study Completion Date

2022-12-15

Brief Summary

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This study aims to determine the effects of playing with therapeutic toys made by nursing students on children's fear and pain levels towards treatment and the satisfaction levels of student nurses and parents.

Detailed Description

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There are a limited number of studies in the literature examining the effects of therapeutic play implemented by nursing students. Although there are many studies showing that therapeutic play intervention is an effective intervention for sick children, it is seen that these studies are mostly conducted by researchers or clinical staff, and nursing students who have been in pediatric wards for a long time due to their clinical practices are far from therapeutic play practices. Therapeutic play may be a way for nursing students to initiate communication with children more easily. Therefore, there is a need for large-scale studies including nursing students. Starting from their student years, nursing students using therapeutic play as a means of communication with sick children may make them more willing to use such activities in their professional lives. In addition, determining the satisfaction levels is important for the continuation of such studies in clinical practice.

Conditions

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Child Behavior Pain Anxiety Anxiety and Fear

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The universe of the study consisted of hospitalized children aged 3-6, their primary caregivers, and 3rd year nursing students taking the Pediatric Nursing course.

Children and Parents: G\*Power 3.1.9.6. program was used to calculate the sample size of the study. According to the a priori power analysis of the study with one-way hypothesis, 0.634 effect size, 0.05 significance level, and 0.80 power; it was determined that including a total of 64 (Experiment: 32 children + parents, Control: 32 children + parents) children in the study would provide a sufficient sample size.

Nursing students: No sample calculation method was used, and all students who wanted to make therapeutic toys and play games with their patients were included in the study. 141 students who wanted to participate in the study out of a total of 178 students taking the course were included in the study.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental: Therapeutic play

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic play

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The children in the experimental group were given a therapeutic toy designed for them by the student nurse half an hour before the treatment, the toy and game were introduced, and they were allowed to play with this toy for half an hour, accompanied by the student nurse.

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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Therapeutic play

The children in the experimental group were given a therapeutic toy designed for them by the student nurse half an hour before the treatment, the toy and game were introduced, and they were allowed to play with this toy for half an hour, accompanied by the student nurse.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Having a child aged 3-6
* Having at least two days of inpatient treatment in the hospital (to gain experience with medication administration)
* Being accompanied by a parent
* Having one invasive drug treatment ordered by a doctor - Knowing and speaking Turkish
* Being willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Those who are in intensive care,
* Those who have undergone surgery,
* Those who do not have a companion with their mother,
* Children with neurological and psychological disorders and parents,
* Children who only receive oral medication (as the level of pain and fear related to treatment will be low)
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 Küçükoğlu

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Selcuk University

Locations

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Selcuk University

Konya, Selcuklu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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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 RESULT
PMID: 30362982 (View on PubMed)

Gates M, Hartling L, Shulhan-Kilroy J, MacGregor T, Guitard S, Wingert A, Featherstone R, Vandermeer B, Poonai N, Kircher J, Perry S, Graham TAD, Scott SD, Ali S. Digital Technology Distraction for Acute Pain in Children: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2020 Feb;145(2):e20191139. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1139. Epub 2020 Jan 22.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31969473 (View on PubMed)

Li WHC, Chung JOK, Ho KY, Kwok BMC. Play interventions to reduce anxiety and negative emotions in hospitalized children. BMC Pediatr. 2016 Mar 11;16:36. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0570-5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26969158 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SelcukUni2525

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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