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Efficacy of Finger Puppet as a Distraction Method

NCT05073497 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2022-04-01

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Summary

The study will be conducted with the randomized controlled experimental method. The children who attended the pediatric emergency department will divide into two groups via randomization in the computer environment. After the randomization, children in the experimental group will play with finger puppets under the direction of the researcher during venipuncture. On the other hand, no application will perform on the children in the control group during the venipuncture. The parents will also be found next to their children in both groups during the procedure.

Conditions

  • Procedural Pain
  • Pain
  • Acute Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Finger puppets

In the experimental group, for distraction the researcher will put finger puppets consisting of various animal figures on his finger, and will ask the child to imitate these sounds by making animal-specific sounds that he moves with his finger. The researcher will also draw the child's attention to finger puppets by using methods such as making animals talk to each other and singing before and during venipuncture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Biruni University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zeynep Erkut, PhD · Maltepe University

  • Murat Ceylan, RN · Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kirdar City Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-15
Primary Completion
2022-03-31
Completion
2022-03-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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