Animated Video and Associated Pain and Anxiety Reduction, Following Pin Removal Post-supracondylar Fracture Fixation

Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fracture Fixation; Anxiety; Pain Severity; Supracondylar Fractures

Treatments: Procedure: K-wire removal without animated procedure video being shown to the patient during its performance.; Procedure: K-wire removal with animated procedure video being shown to the patient during its performance.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07234396

RC-LNH-Orthopedics-10/2025/126

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assessing the reduction in pain and anxiety by the use of showing an animated video of the procedure, among pediatric patients undergoing pin removal after fixation of supracondylar fractures.

Full description

Supracondylar fractures requiring K-wire fixation ultimately undergo pin removal after fracture fixation. This is a cause of pain and anxiety to children. This study aims to curtail the aforementioned troubles by distracting the patient using an animated video of the procedure. Patients will be randomized into two arms, and pain and anxiety scales will be implemented before, during, and after the procedure to assess whether a change exists between the two arms.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with supracondylar fractures operated on for percutaneous K-wire fixation.
• Age between 4 to 12 years

Exclusion criteria

• Any syndromic patients
• Patients having any visual or cognitive disability
• Patients having any pre-operative or post-operative complications before pin removal.
• Patients undergoing the procedure under general anesthesia.
• Age <4 or >12

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients undergoing pin removal being shown an animated video of the procedure.

Experimental group

Description:

Patients undergoing K-wire removal after fixation of supracondylar fractures being shown an animated video of the procedure while it is performed.

Treatment:

Procedure: K-wire removal with animated procedure video being shown to the patient during its performance.

Patients undergoing pin removal without being shown an animated video of the procedure.

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients undergoing K-wire removal after fixation of supracondylar fractures without being shown an animated video of the procedure while it is performed.

Treatment:

Procedure: K-wire removal without animated procedure video being shown to the patient during its performance.