CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Watching Cartoons and Playing Games as Distraction Method During Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Placement on Pain and Fear in Children Aged 6-9 Years

Turkey (Türkiye)64 participantsStarted 2024-05-01

Plain-language summary

Active and passive distraction methods are frequently used in the nursing management of procedural pain in children. There are no studies comparing the effects of watching cartoon (passive) and playing game (active) as distraction methods on pain and fear associated with peripheral intravenous cannula placement in children aged 6-9 years. This study aimed to compare the effects of playing game (active distraction) and watching cartoon (passive distraction) techniques on pain and fear during peripheral intravenous cannula placement in children aged 6-9 years.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 9 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Child aged 6-9 years * Child with need or plan for the peripheral intravenous cannula placement (antecubital fossa of arm, superficial dorsal venous of hand) Exclusion Criteria: * Child with a neurodegenerative disease, mental retardation, vision and hearing problems, chronic, life-threatening (sepsis, shock, respiratory / cardiac arrest) or genetic disease * Child with use of opioids, narcotics, analgesics or sedatives in the last 24 hours before the procedure

What they're measuring

Pain assesed by Wong-Baker FACES

Timeframe: during the the peripheral intravenous cannula placement

Fear by Children's Fear Scale

Timeframe: during the the peripheral intravenous cannula placement

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06371599

SponsorMersin University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-07-07

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