How Does Medical Clown Intervention Affect the Length of Hospitalization in Children With Pneumonia

Israel Healthcare Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

Treatments: Other: Medical clown visits

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06750029

CMC-0170-16

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background and Objectives: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of hospitalization in children. The hospitalization duration depends on factors as child's well-being, vital signs, need for parenteral treatments, and development of complications. Medical clowns (MCs) are known to assist in reducing pain and alleviating anxiety and have been integrated into many aspects of hospital treatment routines. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of MC intervention on length of hospitalization in children admitted with CAP.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of pneumonia.
• Ages 2-18 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Hemodynamically unstable patients.
• Other systemic comorbidities or chronic respiratory diseases
• Children from families unable to comprehend and sign an informed consent form.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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51 participants in 2 patient groups

Investigation Group

Experimental group

Description:

Investigation group will be receiving standard care plus 15-minute MC visits twice daily during the first 48 hours of hospitalization

Treatment:

Other: Medical clown visits

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control Group will be receiving standard care without MC visits.