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Effect of Maternal Kisses on Pain, Anxiety, and Fear

NCT05892601 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2023-06-07

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Summary

Although the effectiveness of maternal kisses for minor injuries in childhood is traditionally accepted, its effect on invasive procedures has not yet been proven. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of maternal kisses applied to children aged 5-7 years on pain, anxiety, and fear levels during invasive procedures. The population of the pretest-posttest single-blind randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 124 children aged 5-7 years who applied to the pediatric gastroenterology clinic , and the sample consisted of 84 children. A stratified block randomization method was used in the study. The maternal kisses were applied to the experimental group during the invasive procedure, and the standard invasive procedure was applied to the control group. The effect of maternal kisses' on reducing pain, anxiety, and fear in children during invasive procedures is being investigated.

Conditions

  • Chin Injury

Interventions

OTHER

Maternal kisses

The parents of the children in the experimental group were informed about the process before the application. The parents were asked to approach their child immediately after the invasive procedure was over, call out "Let me kiss it better" and kiss the child from a point not close to the place where the invasive procedure was applied. Kisses were delivered by the mother, free of oral ulcers, with a standard 5-second pressing of both lips on the affected body part followed by an exaggerated puckering sound. Pain, fear, and anxiety scales were administered to the intervention group at the 1st and 5th minutes after the application. Invasive interventions have been applied by researchers who have been working as nurses in the emergency room for 4 years.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emre Ciydem, Ph.D. · Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-11
Primary Completion
2023-05-05
Completion
2023-05-05

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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