NCT01425619

The Effect of Medical Clowns and Topical Anesthetic Cream on Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Allergy Skin Tests

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Meir Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Allergy skin tests are occasionally associated with pain and anxiety in patients undergoing this procedure. The investigators intend to examine if medical clowns compared with local anesthetic cream can decrease these feelings in children.

Conditions

• Anxiety Disorder
• Allergic Skin Reaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Cream of Macrogol cetostearyl ethers	The cream will be applied on the volar aspect of both arms for 1 hour
DRUG	Cream of Lidocaine 2.5 %.and Prilocaine 2.5 %	1-2 gr. of the cream will be applied on the volar aspect of the second arm; for 1 hour
BEHAVIORAL	Care and treatment from a medical clown	Medical clown will entertain the children before, during and after performing the skin test. Placebo cream will be applied on both arms.
BEHAVIORAL	Care and treatment from a medical clown	Medical clown will entertain the children, placebo cream will be applied on one arm and anesthetic cream on the second arm

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-04-01
• Completion: 2014-04-01
• First posted: 2011-08-30
• Last updated: 2015-10-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel