CompletedNot Applicable

Art Therapy Pain Management Adolescents Pediatric ED

United States50 participantsStarted 2019-12-12

Plain-language summary

This project is studying adolescents between the ages of 12 to 18 years that come to the emergency department and are in pain. We want to find out how well art therapy is able to decrease the pain they are experiencing. Art therapy will involve making art and working with an art therapist to find new ways of expressing thoughts and feelings through art making. In adolescents presenting to the emergency department with a painful condition, our aims are as follows: Aim #1: To determine the degree that art therapy intervention reduces pain and anxiety. Aim #2: To determine the degree that art therapy reduces pain and anxiety 1 hour after the intervention. Aim #3: To explore the qualitative experience of patients undergoing art therapy intervention.

Who can participate

Age range12 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * 12 to 18 years of age, inclusive * Painful condition with self-reported pain score of \>3/10 Exclusion Criteria: * Critical illness as per attending physician * Any neurological or developmental condition that precludes engagement in art therapy or ability to use a self-reported measure of pain * Chronic disease associated with pain (e.g. sickle cell disease, fibromyalgia) * Medical condition necessitating multiple painful procedures (e.g. malignancy, organ transplant) * Does not speak English

What they're measuring

Change in patient pain intensity: Verbal Numerical Rating Scale

Timeframe: 1 hour

Change in patient anxiety: Short Form STAI

Timeframe: 1 hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03755687

SponsorColumbia University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-11-19

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Pain trials