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The Effect of Helfer Skin Tap Technique on Pain, Fear, and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Intramuscular Injection

NCT05250804 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2023-05-11

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Summary

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the Helfer Skin Tapping technique on pain, fear, and anxiety in children who received intramuscular injections.

The research hypotheses are as follows:

H0: There is no significant difference between the intervention group and the the control group in the mean score of the "Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale", "Child Fear Scale", and "Child Anxiety Scale-State" during and after the Helfer Skin Tapping technique.

H1: During and after the Helfer Skin Tapping technique, the mean score of the "Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale", "Child Fear Scale", and "Child Anxiety Scale-State" is significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group.

Conditions

  • Pain, Acute
  • Fear Anxiety
  • Child, Only
  • Injection Site

Interventions

OTHER

Helfer Skin Tap Technique

Helfer Skin Tap Technique is a technique in which the researcher taps the Dorso gluteal muscle by counting 1-15 with the palmar aspect of fingers (non-dominant hand) in rhythmic manner before inserting the injection intra muscularly at 90 degree and remove the needle quickly again by tapping and counting 1-3.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aylin Kurt

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-28
Primary Completion
2022-07-12
Completion
2022-07-12

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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