The Effect of Stress Ball in Reducing Anxiety and Fear in 6-12 Year Old Children (TSA-2023-12759)

Ataturk University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Plaster of Paris Injury to Skin

Treatments: Other: Squeeze the stress ball.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06486831

TSA-2023-12759

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress ball application on procedure-related anxiety and fear during plaster cast procedure in children aged 6-12 years.

Full description

Children aged 6-12 years will be randomly divided into two groups: stress ball and control group. Interventions will be applied 1 time per day (2 sessions) for 2 days. Children in the experimental group will be given a stress ball during the plaster procedure and will be asked to squeeze it during the procedure. Children will be assessed before, during and after the intervention. Fear and anxiety related to the cast procedure will be assessed using the Children's Fear Scale, and the Children's Anxiety Scale - Statefulness Scale. In addition, children's heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and SPO2 will be measured.

Enrollment: 116 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age between 6 and 12 years (over 12 years old)
2. Absence of any physical and mental illness,
3. Not having taken analgesics in the last six hours
4. Hospitalization was for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
5. The child and parents are comfortable speaking and understanding Turkish.

Exclusion criteria

1. Children hospitalized for surgery will not be included in the study.
2. Those who are outside the inclusion criteria will not be included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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116 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine Plaster intervention will be applied to the control group. No action will be taken.

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

During the plaster intervention process, the experimental group will squeeze the stress ball.

Treatment:

Other: Squeeze the stress ball.