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Distraction to Reduce Pain and Distress in the Pediatric Emergency Department

NCT02326623 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 85

Last updated 2018-08-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many medical procedures aimed at helping children can cause them pain and distress. If children have certain levels of pain or distress, it can have long lasting negative effects. The emergency department can be a very stressful place for children and their parents. There are also many procedures that children may have in the emergency department that can cause pain and distress. These include procedures such as needle pokes, stitches, or setting a broken bone. Two common methods of managing a child's pain in the emergency department are drugs and distraction. Drugs are not always practical and may come with unwanted side effects. Distraction is often used by parents or health professionals to help children deal with pain and stress. Distraction can lower the child's pain and distress by moving their attention from the painful experience, for example a needle poke, to a more positive feeling such as watching a movie, playing a game, or listening to music. This study will test if iPads are useful to help lower pain and distress for children (ages 6 to 11 years) who are visiting an emergency department and need an intravenous line put in. The results from this study could be important for many children receiving medical care, as distraction is safe and the use of iPads is enjoyable for many children.

Conditions

  • Children Requiring IV Placement

Interventions

OTHER

distraction

distraction using an iPad with a selection of child-appropriate games

OTHER

topical anesthetic cream

standard care is to use a topical anesthetic cream at the site of planning IV access

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samina Ali, MD · University of Alberta/Stollery Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2018-07-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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