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Cartoon Watching Versus Ball Squeezing During Venous Blood Sampling in Children

NCT07669948 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2026-07-22

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Summary

This single-center, parallel-group, randomized experimental study will compare the effects of two non-pharmacological distraction/coping interventions - cartoon watching and ball squeezing - on procedural pain and pain-related fear during venous blood sampling in children aged 6-9 years. The study will be conducted in the Pediatric Blood Collection Unit of Mersin University Hospital. Eligible children will be randomized to either the cartoon-watching group or the ball-squeezing group. Pain will be assessed using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, and pain-related fear will be assessed using the Children's Fear Scale before, during, and after venous blood sampling.

Hypotheses

* H1a: There is a difference between groups in mean WB-FACES scores during the procedure.
* H1b: There is a difference between groups in mean CFS scores during the procedure.

Conditions

  • Procedural Pain
  • Pain-related Fear

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cartoon-Watching Group

Behavioral intervention: Cartoon watching. The child will begin watching a cartoon chosen by the child two minutes before venous blood sampling starts. Cartoon watching will continue until venous blood sampling is completed.

BEHAVIORAL

Ball-Squeezing Group

Behavioral intervention: Ball squeezing with a stress ball. The child will begin squeezing a stress ball chosen by the child two minutes before venous blood sampling starts. Ball squeezing will continue until venous blood sampling is completed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mersin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guzide UGUCU, RN, MScN, PhD · 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
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-21
Primary Completion
2026-07-21
Completion
2026-07-21

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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