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Distraction Method on Pain and Anxiety During Circumcision

NCT04220346 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2020-01-07

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Summary

Circumcision is a common procedure in infants, children and young people around the world for cultural, religious or medical reasons. Since this is a painful procedure, it is performed under local anesthesia or general anesthesia. It is recommended to perform this procedure under local anesthesia if there is no risk. Although local anesthesia is used during the procedure, pain and anxiety levels of children may increase. Distraction methods are commonly used and effective methods to reduce pain and anxiety during painful procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tablet playing during circumcision on pain and anxiety in school age children.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Tablet group

Children in the Tablet group started to play the game with Tablet about 5-10 minutes before circumcision, and continued to play the game during the whole procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elif Gezginci, RN, PhD · Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-12-27

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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