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The Effect of ShotBlocker and Finger Puppet on Pain and Fear During Blood Drawing in Children

NCT07654192 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2026-06-17

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Summary

Blood sampling can cause pain, anxiety, and fear in children. Such negative experiences may cause the child to develop negative attitudes toward treatment and care procedures. Distraction techniques, which are among non-pharmacological methods, are used to reduce pain, fear, and anxiety by diverting attention away from pain and directing it toward another interesting stimulus. ShotBlocker and finger puppets are one of these techniques. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ShotBlocker and finger puppets in reducing pain and fear in children aged 5-10 years during blood sampling in the pediatric blood sampling unit.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Fear
  • Blood Sampling
  • Children

Interventions

OTHER

Distraction techniques

Distraction techniques such as Shotblocker, which are among non-pharmacological methods, are used to reduce pain, fear, and anxiety by diverting attention away from pain and directing it toward another interesting stimulus. Once the children in the Shotblocker group sit down in the blood draw chair, the specified procedure will be applied before the blood drawing begins.

OTHER

Distraction techniques

Distraction techniques such as Finger Puppet, which are among non-pharmacological methods, are used to reduce pain, fear, and anxiety by diverting attention away from pain and directing it toward another interesting stimulus. Once the children in the Finger Puppet group sit down in the blood draw chair, the specified procedure will be applied before the blood drawing begins.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abant Izzet Baysal University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-01
Primary Completion
2026-07-10
Completion
2026-07-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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