The Effect of Using a Kaleidoscope on Fear and Pain in Children

Mihriban Culha

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fracture; Complication Orthopedic Procedure

Treatments: Other: kaleidescope

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06261112

B.30.2.ATA.01.11/285

Details and patient eligibility

About

The research was conducted in randomized controlled experimental type between May 2022 and December2023. The universe of the research consisted of children and their parents who were diagnosed with a fracture, applied to the Orthopedic outpatient clinic and Emergency department of the Erzurum Ataturk University Health Research and Application Center and referred to the Orthopedic clinic, and decided to undergo a cast procedure for treatment. The sample of the research consisted of a total of 70 children and their parents, including 35 control groups and 35 kaleidoscope groups, who met the research criteria from this universe. The children in the kaleidoscope group were shown the kaleidoscope. No intervention other than routine application was applied to the control group. "Introductory Information Form", "Wong-Baker Facial Expressions Rating Scale and Child Fear Scale were used in the collection of data.

Full description

Type of Study: The study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study. Place and Time of Research:

The research was conducted between March 2022 and December 2023 as a randomized controlled experimental study. The study population consisted of patients who sought treatment at the Orthopedics Polyclinic and Emergency Department of Erzurum Atatürk University Health Research and Application Center. These patients were referred to the orthopedics clinic and diagnosed with fractures, such as humerus, wrist, finger, tibia, femur, and ankle fractures, for which plastering was performed as treatment. Specifically, the study included children aged 6 to 12 years. The sample size for the study was determined through a power analysis and ultimately consisted of a total of 70 children, with 35 children assigned to both the control group and the kaleidoscope group. The children in the kaleidoscope group were exposed to a kaleidoscope, while the control group received no intervention beyond routine medical practice. To collect data, the researchers utilized an "Introductory Information Form," the "Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale," and the "Children Fear Scale." The data were analyzed using percentage distributions, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, and independent groups t-test. Throughout the research, ethical principles were strictly followed.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a child in the 6-12 age group,
• The child's willingness to participate in the study,
• The parent's volunteering to participate in the study,
• Absence of intellectual disability of the child and parent,
• The child and the parent speak Turkish and are open to communication.

Exclusion criteria

• The child has a chronic disease that can cause pain,
• The child has used analgesics within 24 hours before admission to the hospital,
• The child has visual impairment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental group kaleideskope, pain and fear

Treatment:

Other: kaleidescope

No intervention group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention group Control not pain and fear