NCT05828264

The Effect of "Quantum-Touch" on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety of the Children

The Effect of "Quantum-Touch" on Venipuncture Pain, Fear, and Anxiety in Children Aged 7-12 Years Old; Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 113 (actual)
• Sponsor: Trakya University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to determine the effect of the Quantum-Touch method applied during the vascular access procedure in children aged 7-12 years, on the level of pain, fear and anxiety in children.

Detailed description

Quantum-Touch was first described by Richard Gordon and Bob Rasmusson in 1978; it activates life force energy by combining various hand positions, various breathing techniques and body awareness exercises. It is applied by directing the formed high energy field to an area of pain, stress or illness through therapeutic touch. Tully found that Quantum Touch in reducing acute and chronic pain; Walton reported that Quantum-Touch application is effective in chronic musculoskeletal pain. It is important to conduct studies with a high level of evidence investigating the effect of Quantum Touch, which is a non-pharmacological method, on pain, fear and anxiety for children of different age groups, which is easily applied during invasive procedures. Based on this information, in this study, which was planned in a randomized controlled and experimental design, it was aimed to determine the effect of the Quantum-Touch method applied during the vascular access procedure in children between the ages of 7-12 on the level of pain, fear and anxiety in children.

Conditions

• Pain, Acute
• Child Behavior
• Anxiety and Fear
• Venipuncture Site Reaction
• Quantum

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Quantum touch	this group by the nurse who is included in the study and who has a practice certificate before vascular access is established. In this process, the treatment process of the patient will continue and will not create an obstacle. While the child is in a comfortable position (lying or sitting position) during the application, the child's back/shoulder/head will be touched by the practitioner and guantum touch energy will be applied. Then, vascular access will be performed by the nurse included in the study. The child will be asked to rate the level of pain during the procedure with 'FPS-R', the level of fear with 'CDS', and the level of anxiety with 'ÇAS-D'.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-04-01
• Completion: 2023-04-01
• First posted: 2023-04-25
• Last updated: 2023-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)