Play Dough and Picture Books: Reducing Anxiety and Fear in 3-6-Year-Olds During Nebulizer Treatment
NCT ID: NCT06668311
Last Updated: 2024-11-01
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
25 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-11-15
2025-11-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Play Dough Group
The child will be provided with play dough five minutes before the commencement of nebulizer treatment and will be allowed to continue playing with it throughout the treatment.
play dough
1. Children and families will be informed about the purpose of the study and their verbal and written consent will be obtained.
2. The first part of the Patient Information Form will be completed for children who accept the study.
3. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be completed five minutes before nebulizer treatment.
4. Five minutes before nebulizer treatment, play dough will be given to the child.
5. The child will be allowed to play with the play dough during the nebulizer treatment.
6. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be filled in at the 5th minute of the treatment and after the treatment is over.
7. The application will take approximately 15 minutes.
Picture Book Reading group
Five minutes before the commencement of nebulizer treatment, the child will be provided with a picture book and will be allowed to continue reading it throughout the treatment.
picture book reading
1. Children and families will be informed about the purpose of the study and their verbal and written consent will be obtained.
2. The first part of the Patient Information Form will be completed for children who accept the study.
3. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be completed five minutes before nebulizer treatment.
4. Five minutes before nebulizer treatment, the child will be given a picture book.
5. Picture book will be read to the child during the treatment.
6. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be filled in at the 5th minute of the treatment and after the treatment is over.
7. The application will take approximately 15 minutes.
Control Group
Nebulizer treatment of the child will be performed by the routine protocols currently applied in the emergency department.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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play dough
1. Children and families will be informed about the purpose of the study and their verbal and written consent will be obtained.
2. The first part of the Patient Information Form will be completed for children who accept the study.
3. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be completed five minutes before nebulizer treatment.
4. Five minutes before nebulizer treatment, play dough will be given to the child.
5. The child will be allowed to play with the play dough during the nebulizer treatment.
6. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be filled in at the 5th minute of the treatment and after the treatment is over.
7. The application will take approximately 15 minutes.
picture book reading
1. Children and families will be informed about the purpose of the study and their verbal and written consent will be obtained.
2. The first part of the Patient Information Form will be completed for children who accept the study.
3. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be completed five minutes before nebulizer treatment.
4. Five minutes before nebulizer treatment, the child will be given a picture book.
5. Picture book will be read to the child during the treatment.
6. The second part of the Patient Information Form will be filled in at the 5th minute of the treatment and after the treatment is over.
7. The application will take approximately 15 minutes.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Follow-up in the emergency department with upper or lower respiratory tract disease
* Application of nebuliser therapy
* Staying with the parent during the research
* To be able to speak and understand Turkish
* Parents' consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
* Having a chronic disease affecting the respiratory tract
* Chronic diseases or serious infections affecting vital signs
* Implementation of droplet or contact isolation
* Having a physical disability that will prevent him/her from playing with playdough
* Having a cognitive disability that prevents reading books
3 Years
6 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Baskent University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ilcim Ercan Koyuncu
Lecturer
Locations
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Başkent University
Ankara, Beşevler, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Ayşe Ay, Asisst Prof
Role: backup
Nebahat Ayten, RN
Role: backup
References
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Goralski JL, Davis SD. Breathing easier: addressing the challenges of aerosolizing medications to infants and preschoolers. Respir Med. 2014 Aug;108(8):1069-74. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2014.06.004. Epub 2014 Jun 25.
Esposito-Festen J, Ijsselstijn H, Hop W, van Vliet F, de Jongste J, Tiddens H. Aerosol therapy by pressured metered-dose inhaler-spacer in sleeping young children: to do or not to do? Chest. 2006 Aug;130(2):487-92. doi: 10.1378/chest.130.2.487.
Erzinger S, Schueepp KG, Brooks-Wildhaber J, Devadason SG, Wildhaber JH. Facemasks and aerosol delivery in vivo. J Aerosol Med. 2007;20 Suppl 1:S78-83; discussion S83-4. doi: 10.1089/jam.2007.0572.
DiBlasi RM. Clinical Controversies in Aerosol Therapy for Infants and Children. Respir Care. 2015 Jun;60(6):894-914; discussion 914-6. doi: 10.4187/respcare.04137.
Supat B, Brennan JJ, Vilke GM, Ishimine P, Hsia RY, Castillo EM. Characterizing pediatric high frequency users of California emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Sep;37(9):1699-1704. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.12.015. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Durak H, Uysal G. The Effect of Cartoon Watching and Distraction Card on Physiologic Parameters and Fear Levels During Inhalation Therapy in Children: A Randomized Controlled Study. J Trop Pediatr. 2021 Jan 29;67(1):fmab018. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmab018.
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Other Identifiers
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Nebulizer Treatment
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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