The Pain and Anxiety in Children With Intramuscular Injection

Ataturk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intramuscular Myxoma

Treatments: Behavioral: Distraction Card; Behavioral: Stress Ball

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05444634

B.30.2.ATA.O.01.00/265

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of distraction cards and stress ball on pain and anxiety in children with intramuscular injection.

Full description

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used in the management of pain and anxiety in children. Non-pharmacological methods are noninvasive, inexpensive, have no side effects and are independent functions of the nurse.This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of distraction cards and stress ball on pain and anxiety in children with intramuscular injection. The study was conducted between May 2022 and August 2022. It will be done with children aged 3-6 years who come to the emergency unit of the State Hospital, who are given intramuscular injection.

"Descriptive Information Form", "Wong Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale", "Venham Anxiety Rating Picture Scale" will be used in data collection.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 3-6 years old
• Intramuscular administration of ondansetron hcl active ingredient drug
• Mentally and physically handicapped
• Does not have a disease that causes chronic pain
• Open to communication
• Fluent in Turkish

Exclusion criteria

• Children of parents who did not give written consent
• Children who do not give verbal consent appropriate to the child's developmental level

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

distraction card

Experimental group

Description:

Immediately before the procedure, the child will be asked questions about the distraction cards. Questions about the cards will continue to be asked immediately after the intramuscular injection is finished.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Distraction Card

Stress Ball

Experimental group

Description:

The child will be informed about the stress ball and asked to play continuously

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stress Ball

Control

No Intervention group