NCT05882929

The Effect of Distraction in the Postoperative Period of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Outpatient Surgery

The Effect of Distraction Methods on Pain Level and Physiological Parameters in the Postoperative Period of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Outpatient Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Selcuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of distraction methods such as watching cartoons and ball squeezing on the level of pain and physiological parameters in the postoperative period in children aged 6-12 years who have outpatient surgery. The research is a randomized controlled trial. The sample number was determined as 40 children (total 120) in each group. Information Form, Physiological Parameters Follow-up Form, Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale will be used to collect research data. In the initiative group, two attempts will be implemented, namely watching cartoons and squeezing the ball. Interventions will be implemented for a total of 15 minutes. Physiological Parameters Follow-up Form and Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale will be filled in before the interventions are applied, 10 minutes during the intervention and 5 minutes after the intervention is completed. In the control group, the 10th and 20th minute physiological parameters and the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale will be evaluated after the child comes to the service after the operation and is prepared for the postoperative period (taking vital signs, putting on clothes, controlling bleeding, telling the feeding time, etc.). In the analysis of study data; chi-square test for descriptive statistics, chi-square test for repeated measurements, single factor analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney U test and Friedman will be used. In the study, values at the p\<0.05 level were considered statistically significant.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of distraction methods such as watching cartoons and ball squeezing on the level of pain and physiological parameters in the postoperative period in children aged 6-12 years who have outpatient surgery. The research is a randomized controlled trial. The sample number was determined as 40 children (total 120) in each group. Information Form, Physiological Parameters Follow-up Form, Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale will be used to collect research data. In the initiative group, two attempts will be implemented, namely watching cartoons and squeezing the ball. Interventions will be implemented for a total of 15 minutes. Physiological Parameters Follow-up Form and Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale will be filled in before the interventions are applied, 10 minutes during the intervention and 5 minutes after the intervention is completed. In the control group, the 10th and 20th minute physiological parameters and the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale will be evaluated after the child comes to the service after the operation and is prepared for the postoperative period (taking vital signs, putting on clothes, controlling bleeding, telling the feeding time, etc.). In the analysis of study data; chi-square test for descriptive statistics, chi-square test for repeated measurements, single factor analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney U test and Friedman will be used. In the study, values at the p\<0.05 level were considered statistically significant.

Conditions

• Pain, Postoperative
• Surgery
• Child, Only

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Watching Cartoons	The cartoon will be watched after the child comes to the service after the operation and the postoperative period is prepared (taking the vital signs, putting on the clothes, controlling the bleeding, telling the feeding time, etc.).
OTHER	ball spin	ball squeezing will be applied after the child comes to the service after the operation and after the postoperative period preparation is made (taking the vital signs, dressing the clothes, controlling the bleeding, telling the feeding time, etc.).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-01
• Completion: 2024-07-01
• First posted: 2023-05-31
• Last updated: 2024-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)