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Effect of Cartoon Projection and Ball Squeezing on Pain During Venipuncture in Children

NCT07417852 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn which distraction method works better to reduce needle pain in children aged 4-12 years during blood draws.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does watching cartoon videos lower children's pain more than squeezing a stress ball?
* Which method do parents prefer for their children?

120 children will be randomly assigned to watch cartoons or squeeze a ball while nurses draw blood. Pain will be measured using a 0-10 pain scale right after the needle.

This study will help nurses choose the best way to make blood draws less painful for children.

Conditions

  • Venipuncture Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cartoon Projection Distraction

Immersive cartoon videos during venipuncture'

BEHAVIORAL

ball squeezing distraction

Stress ball squeezing during venipuncture'

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Baghdad

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Enas Ahmed, PhD Student · University of Baghdad College of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • Iraq

Study Locations

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