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Effect of Bee-buzzy Vibrating Cold Application and Marionette Doll on Pain and Fear During Phlebotomy

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Fear of Pain
Interventions
Other: Rotuine care
Other: bee-buzzy vibrating cold application marionette doll
Registration Number
NCT06443437
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

Non-pharmacological methods are often used as a creative strategy to reduce pain and fear in children during a painful procedure such as phlebotomy. In this context, external vibratory cold application and a marionette doll are a commonly used as non-pharmacological distraction method to reduce pain and fear. In the literature, there are studies with cold application, vibrating devices and a marionette doll in bee appearance therefor this study is aimed to evaluate the effect of bee-buzzy vibrating cold application and marionette doll on pain and fear during phlebotomy among preschool children.

Detailed Description

Pain is one of the negative experiences faced in pediatric patients due to various medical interventions and often causes fear and anxiety. Pain perception is affected by the child's age, cognitive development, communication skills, previous pain experiences, and pain beliefs. Severe and long-term pain resulting from interventions can cause behavioral and physiological problems. In this period, if the pain is not alleviated or eliminated with appropriate interventions, it may cause neurological and behavioral disorders in the future. Nurses are responsible for minimizing the pain felt by children exposed to painful interventions and helping them cope with it .

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  1. children and parents who agreed to participate in the study
  2. children had successful phlebotomy in the first attempt.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Children who are having a chronic disease
  2. Mental disability or mental retardation
  3. Taking analgesics in the last 24 hours
  4. Undergone a surgical procedure,
  5. Not having a successful phlebotomy on the first attempt,
  6. The child and his/her family not being willing to participate in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
control groupRotuine carechildren who will receive routine care
study group 1bee-buzzy vibrating cold application marionette dollchildren who will receive bee-buzzy vibrating cold application
study group 2bee-buzzy vibrating cold application marionette dollchildren who will receive marionette doll
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
child painduring phlebotomy

Facial expression rating scale (Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale). The Facial Expression Rating Scale includes 6 facial expressions and is a scale that provides a rating between 0 and 10 (Conlon, 2009; Huguet et al., 2010). Facial expressions range from"0" a smiling "brutal" face, 1-2 "It hurts a little", 3-4 "It hurts a little more", 5-6 "It hurts even more", 7-8 "It hurts a lot", and 9-10 "It hurts worst". This scale does not require words or numerical values and is a reliable and valid measurement tool in the assessment of acute pain. With this scale, the child's pain will be evaluated and recorded by both the nurse who will perform the phlebotomy and the parent.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
child fearduring phlebotomy

The "Children's Fear Scale" by McMurtry et al. (2011). This scale includes 5 different facial expressions. This scale is scored between 0 and 4 and it is stated to be a reliable and valid measurement tool in the evaluation of fear (McMurtry et al., 2011). The permission to use the scale was obtained by Binay and Bal Yılmaz (2019), and Turkish validity and reliability studies were conducted (Binay \& Bal Yılmaz, 2019; Binay \& Bal Yilmaz, 2022).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assiut university children hospital

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Assiut, Egypt

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