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The Effect of Medical Clowns on Blood Pressure Measurement in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department

NCT03143088 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2019-03-27

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Summary

Obtaining vital signs and blood pressure (BP) in particularly, as part of a pediatric Emergency Department (ED) patient triage is sometimes difficult and leads to many false negative results.

The stress, noisy environment and lack of cooperation are only a few of the things that interfere with proper vital signs measurements.

In the past decade, there has been a rapid growth in the presence of therapeutic clowns in hospitals, particularly in pediatric settings.

The investigators speculate that the incorporation of a medical clown during the procedure of blood pressure measurement in the triage will shorten the procedure and decrease the number of attempts, making it much more efficient.

Conditions

  • Children Referred to the Pediatric Emergency Department

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Medical clown

Blood pressure will be taken to children admitted to the pediatric emergency department with and without the presence of a medical clown.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Meir Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Omer Raviv, MD · Meir Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-06
Primary Completion
2019-06-01
Completion
2019-12-01

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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