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The Effect of the Helper Skin Tap Technique and Buzzy® During Vaccination

NCT06312228 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2024-03-15

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Summary

Aim: This randomised controlled experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of Helfer Skin Tap Technique and Buzzy® application on the pain level during measles-mumps-rubella-mumps (MMR) vaccine injection in 4-year-old children.Method: The study was a randomised controlled experimental study. The sample of the study consisted of 96 children (buzzy: 32, helfer skin tap: 32, control: 32) who underwent MMR vaccination at Bakırköy Family Health Centre No. 9 between May 2023 and October 2023. Data Collection Form, Wong-Baker pain scale, Fear scale and Buzzy® device were used as data collection tools. Buzzy® and Helfer skin tap technique were applied to the children in the intervention group before and after the vaccine injection, while routine vaccine injection was applied to the children in the control group. Children's pain and fear responses were evaluated by the nurse and parents before and after vaccine injection, and physiological parameters were evaluated by the nurse before and after vaccine injection.

Conditions

  • Child, Only

Interventions

OTHER

Helfer Skin Tap

Slow tapping was performed with rhythmic tapping movements on the left deltoid muscle where the vaccine will be administered to the children. When the needle was to be inserted into the deltoid muscle, the tapping was slightly increased and the needle entry was made with the same movement. After the vaccine injection was given, the needle was rapidly withdrawn from the muscle by increasing the tapping movements while the needle was withdrawn.

OTHER

Buzzy

The ice pack previously removed from the deep freezer was kept at room temperature for 10 minutes and the hole in the ice pack wing was placed on the hook behind the Buzzy®. The Buzzy® was placed on the left arm deltoid muscle and activated and kept for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds, Buzzy® was pulled up 1 centimetre (cm) and the MMR vaccine injection was administered to the area corresponding to the left deltoid muscle. After the vaccine injection, Buzzy® was pulled to the injection site and kept for another 30 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tarsus University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
4 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-01
Primary Completion
2023-10-02
Completion
2023-10-02

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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