The Effect of Three Methods Used in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy

• Registration Number: NCT05398146
• Lead Sponsor: Melike Yilmaz Akdag

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled study aims to determine the effect of listening to music (LM), ball squeezing (BS), and performing mathematical operations (MO) in reducing the pain experienced during the first dressing in children aged 8-18 with appendectomy.

Detailed Description

The sample of the study consisted of 120 children (LM:30, BS:30, MO:30, control:30). A minute before dressing and during dressing, the children in the LM group listened to music, the children in the SB group squeezed the ball, the children in the MO group performed mathematical operations.According to the child, parent, and nurse assessment, it was determined that the mean pain score of the children in the LM and MO groups was lower than that of the BS group and control groups (p\< .05).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-02-01
• Study Completion: 2020-02-01
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-25
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Consisted of the child and parent's consent to participate in the study,
• The child and parent's speaking Turkish at the level of native speaker,
• The child's being 8-18 years old and undergoing appendectomy,
• Being the body temperature of the child in the normal level (36.5-37.2⁰C),
• The child's not having intense nausea and vomiting,
• The child's not having any physical, intellectual or neurological disability that would affect his/her participation.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a mental or neurological disability
• Children with hearing and vision impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of Pain Scores pre-dressing	60 seconds	Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).
Comparison of Pain Scores During Dressing	60 seconds	Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).
Comparison of Pain Scores post-Dressing	60 seconds	Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey