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The Effect of Watching Cartoons and Playing Games as Distraction Method During Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Placement on Pain and Fear in Children Aged 6-9 Years

NCT06371599 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-02-10

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Summary

Active and passive distraction methods are frequently used in the nursing management of procedural pain in children. There are no studies comparing the effects of watching cartoon (passive) and playing game (active) as distraction methods on pain and fear associated with peripheral intravenous cannula placement in children aged 6-9 years.

This study aimed to compare the effects of playing game (active distraction) and watching cartoon (passive distraction) techniques on pain and fear during peripheral intravenous cannula placement in children aged 6-9 years.

Conditions

  • Procedural Pain
  • Fear of Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Playing game

Active Distraction Methods

BEHAVIORAL

Watching cartoon

Passive Distraction Methods

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mersin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guzide UGUCU, PhD, MScN · Mersin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-01
Primary Completion
2024-07-07
Completion
2024-07-07

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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