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Investigating the Impact of Ice Application on the Venous Puncture Pain in the Pediatric Population

Pakistan94 participantsStarted 2024-07-12

Plain-language summary

the goal of this RCT is: "To evaluate the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological method (ice application) in reducing venous puncture pain among children aged 5 to 7 years.". An (RCT) will be conducted, involving 94 children, a non-probability convenience sampling will be used and children will randomly assign to two groups by lottery method. One group will receive ice application as an intervention, while other group will be control group, having no ice application.

Who can participate

Age range5 Years – 7 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children within age group of 5-7 years * Children who were advised to undergo venous puncture in the pediatric ward Exclusion Criteria: * Chronically ill * Mentally handicapped * Already having local anesthesia at the venous puncture site

What they're measuring

venous puncture pain

Timeframe: pain will be assessed immediate after venous puncture procedure, and data collection will take 2 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06089889

SponsorUniversity of Health Sciences Lahore

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-11-30

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