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Inhalation Treatment Distraction in Children

NCT06874491 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2025-10-07

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Summary

The aim of the project is to examine the effects of two different distraction methods used in preschool children receiving inhalation therapy on fear and anxiety levels. Children are exposed to various hospital procedures throughout their lives. These procedures cause children to experience fear, pain and anxiety. One of these procedures is inhalation therapy. When children wear the face masks required for inhalation, they experience intense fear and anxiety. Non-pharmacological techniques are used for the effective management of this fear and anxiety. Among these techniques, distraction is the easy-to-apply. When applying distraction techniques, the child's developmental period, age group and interest should be taken into consideration. The project is a randomized controlled trial. The universe of the study will consist of children between the ages of 4-6 who received inhalation therapy for the first time in the pediatric emergency department of Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Education and Research Hospital between September 2025 and September 2026. In collecting the research data, "Questionnaire Form", "Child Fear Scale" and "Child Anxiety Scale-State" will be used.

The two different methods to be used will be designed to attract the attention and interest of the age groups of the children to be included in the research. In this way, it is thought that the child will focus his/her attention and curiosity on the two different methods to be used and the level of fear and anxiety will be affected during the inhalation treatment. This will increase the child's compliance and cooperation with the treatment and will encourage the child.

When the international and national literature was scanned, no study was found that investigated the effects of the two different distraction methods covered in the research during inhalation treatment. With the two different distraction methods to be used, inhalation treatment, which is a source of fear and anxiety for children, will become fun.

Conditions

  • Fear Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Moving and 3D Book

After the data collector is taken to the environment where the child will receive inhalation treatment, the child and the parent will be introduced and the purpose of the study will be explained and the scales will be filled out. During the inhaler treatment, the child will spend time with a moving and 3D book that will be specially designed for inhalation treatment. After the treatment is completed, the child's reactions will be evaluated and the scales will be filled out again. Filling out the forms will take an average of 5-10 minutes.

BEHAVIORAL

Hand Puppet

After the data collector is taken to the environment where the child will receive inhalation treatment, the child and the parent will be introduced and the purpose of the study will be explained and the scales will be filled out. During the inhaler treatment, the child will spend time with a hand puppet that will be specially designed for inhalation treatment by the researcher. After the treatment is completed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-09-01
Completion
2026-09-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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