Music to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Distress
• Interventions: Behavioral: music

• Registration Number: NCT00761033
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta

Brief Summary

Many medical procedures aimed at helping children can cause them pain and distress. If children experience certain levels of pain or distress, it can have long lasting negative effects. The emergency department can be a particularly stressful place for children and their parents. There are also many procedures that children may have in the emergency department that can cause pain and distress. These include procedures such as needle pokes, stitches, or setting a broken bone. Two common methods of managing a child's pain in the emergency department are drugs and distraction. Drugs are not always practical and may come with unwanted side effects. Distraction is often used formally or informally and by parents or the health professionals. One form of distraction involves listening to music. This can lower the child's pain and distress by moving their attention from the painful stimulus, for example a needle poke, to a more pleasant sensation such as familiar children's songs. This study will test whether music is useful to help lower pain and distress for young children (ages 3 to 6 years) who are visiting an emergency department and need an intravenous line. Music is safe and pleasant for children. The results from this study could be important for many children receiving medical care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-25
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-26
• Study Start: 2008-10
• Status Verified: 2016-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2016-12-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• Children attending the pediatric ED between the ages of 3 and 6 years - Undergoing an IV placement
• Conscious
• Have sufficient knowledge of the English language to understand and follow instructions and complete the age-appropriate pain assessment

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with hearing impairments, developmental disabilities, or sensory impairment to pain (e.g., spina bifida)
• Children will be excluded at the discretion of the attending staff (e.g., child in critical condition; requires urgent IV placement; or has altered level of consciousness).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Standard care	music	Standard care
music	music	children will listen to music during procedure

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Observation Scale of Behavioral Distress-Revised (OSBD-R)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stollery Children's Hospital; 🇨🇦 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada