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Robotic and Aquarium Fish for Reducing Pain, Fear, and Anxiety in Children

NCT07769385 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-08-18

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Summary

This study aims to find out whether robotic fish and aquarium fish can help reduce pain, fear, and anxiety in children during painful medical procedures.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Does watching robotic fish during a painful procedure reduce children's pain, fear, and anxiety? Does watching aquarium fish during a painful procedure reduce children's pain, fear, and anxiety? Are there differences in pain, fear, and anxiety between children receiving these interventions? During the painful procedure, children in the intervention groups will watch either robotic fish or aquarium fish as a distraction. Children's pain, fear, and anxiety levels will be assessed using age-appropriate measurement tools. Researchers will compare the results between the study groups to determine whether robotic fish or aquarium fish can help children feel more comfortable during painful medical procedures.

The findings may provide information about simple, non-drug methods that nurses and other health care providers can use to help reduce children's negative experiences during painful procedures.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Robotic Fish

Children assigned to this group will watch live fish swimming in an aquarium during the painful procedure. The aquarium will be used as a visual distraction to divert the child's attention from the procedure and potentially reduce pain, fear, and anxiety.

OTHER

Robotic Fish

Children assigned to this group will watch robotic fish swimming in an aquarium during the painful procedure. The robotic fish will be used as a visual distraction to divert the child's attention from the procedure and potentially reduce pain, fear, and anxiety.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-14
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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