NCT06486831

The Effect of Stress Ball in Reducing Anxiety and Fear in 6-12 Year Old Children

The Effect of Stress Ball in Reducing Anxiety and Fear During Plastering Procedure in Extremity Fractures in Children Aged 6-12 Years

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 116 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress ball application on procedure-related anxiety and fear during plaster cast procedure in children aged 6-12 years.

Detailed description

Children aged 6-12 years will be randomly divided into two groups: stress ball and control group. Interventions will be applied 1 time per day (2 sessions) for 2 days. Children in the experimental group will be given a stress ball during the plaster procedure and will be asked to squeeze it during the procedure. Children will be assessed before, during and after the intervention. Fear and anxiety related to the cast procedure will be assessed using the Children's Fear Scale, and the Children's Anxiety Scale - Statefulness Scale. In addition, children's heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and SPO2 will be measured.

Conditions

• Plaster of Paris Injury to Skin

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Squeeze the stress ball.	The child and parents will be taken to the procedure room for the casting procedure. The plastering process in children takes an average of 10-15 minutes. In the experimental group, the stress ball selected by the child will be started 1-2 minutes before the casting process and will be watched for an average of 10 minutes. If the procedure is prolonged, the time for squeezing and playing with the stress ball will be extended.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-20
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2025-03-20
• First posted: 2024-07-05
• Last updated: 2024-07-05