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Tablet Distraction for Pain Control During Venipuncture

NCT02614391 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2015-11-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Venipuncture is one of the painful procedures most frequently performed in children. Pain and distress management in children, during needle related procedures, is warranted.

The base for pain management starts with behavioural and environmental support and distraction. Distraction is a cognitive strategy trying to divert the child's attention from a noxious stimulus. Active distraction involves the child in a different performance, e.g. playing, during pain procedures. Passive distraction redirects the child's attention to visual or auditory stimuli using toys, songs, movies or blowing bubbles.

Blood-drawing centre is a peculiar setting in which many procedures have to be performed in a limited time. Patients usually arrive without a pharmacological premedication and go away immediately after procedure. In this context distraction is an excellent pain relief tool.

The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of an active distraction (playing a videogame using a computer tablet) with a passive distraction technique in pain relief during venipuncture in a blood-drawing centre.

Conditions

  • Pain Relief

Interventions

OTHER

Active distraction using a tablet

Playing a videogame using a computer tablet

OTHER

Passive distraction

A nurses singing a song, reading a book, blowing bubbles and playing a puppet show

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Franca Crevatin, RN · IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

  • Franca Crevatin, RN · IRCCS Burlo Garofolo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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