NCT05444634

The Pain and Anxiety in Children With Intramuscular Injection

The Effect of Distraction Cards and Stress Ball on Pain and Anxiety in Children With Intramuscular Injection

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Intramuscular Myxoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Distraction Card	Suitable for children over 3 years old. 1 set of 32 pieces of thick cardboard cards It has been prepared by child development experts in line with pedagogical principles. Size: 13cm x 8cm, Each card illustrates the skills and actions the children do.
BEHAVIORAL	Stress Ball	Brain Shaped Stress Ball, White rope in the form of mesh around the inner silicone Size: Approx 2.4 inches (6 cm), Color: Colorful, When squeezed, the silicone structure comes out in the mesh spaces and turns into a bunch of grapes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2022-09-30
• Completion: 2022-09-30
• First posted: 2022-07-06
• Last updated: 2023-09-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)