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The Effects of Playing Digital Games on Children's Pain, Fear and Anxiety Levels During Suturing

NCT05546463 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2022-09-19

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Summary

The aim was to determine the effects of digital game play on children's pain, fear and anxiety levels during suturing.

Data was obtained from 84 children between the ages of 8-17 at the Pediatric Emergency Department between 16 January and 19 March 2020, using the Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Form, the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBFPS), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Fear of Medical Procedure Scale (FMPS), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-CH). While the study group (n=42) played digital games during the suturing procedure, the control group (n=42) did not play digital games.

Conditions

  • Pain, Procedural
  • Fear of Needles
  • Anxiety State

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Digital games

A digital game was played via iPad Air 2 32GB 9.7-inch wi-fi model tablet. The researcher created a folder with a range of selected games to appeal to different preferences. Children could choose from the following games: Word Travel, Talking Tom Candy Run, 384 Puzzles for Kids, Masha and The Bear, Subway Surfers, Head Ball 2 and Dream League Soccer".

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Izmir University of Economics

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Filiz Ogce, Prof · Izmir University of Economics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-16
Primary Completion
2020-03-19
Completion
2020-03-19

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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