Pain and Fear of Venous Blood Collection in Children

Overview

Nurses are in the position of primary health care provider in relieving children's pain and fears of bloodletting in the wards where they work. As a result of this study, it is aimed to encourage nurses to apply non-pharmacological interventions during painful medical procedures, to facilitate the provision of necessary and different means of distraction to blood collection services, and to contribute to the development of in-house health policies and the preparation of appropriate clinical guides and to add an innovative perspective.

Full Title of Study: “The Effect of Chocolate Smell and Stress Ball on Pain and Fear in Venous Blood Collection in Children”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
    • Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: May 30, 2022

Interventions

  • Other: Chocolate Scent
    • Chocolate Scent:Children in this group will be given chocolate scent sniffing as a non-pharmacological distraction method. Stress Ball:Stress ball squeezing will be used as a non-pharmacological distraction method for children in this group.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Chocolate Scent
  • Experimental: Stress Ball
  • No Intervention: Control

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale
    • Time Frame: 12 week
  • Child Fear Scale
    • Time Frame: 12 week

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • 6-12 age group, – children who need blood drawn for any reason – have no disease that can cause chronic pain, – no olfactory disorder – no mental or neurological problems – able to communicate – speaks Turkish Exclusion Criteria:

  • those who did not give consent to the research by both the child and the parent

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 6 Years

Maximum Age: 12 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Ataturk University
  • Collaborator
    • MSc Eylem Nazan KAPAN
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Türkan Kadiroğlu, PhD – Ataturk University

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