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NCT Number: NCT05301088

Pain and Fear of Venous Blood Collection in Children

Nurses are in the position of primary health care provider in relieving children's pain and fears of bloodletting in the wards where they work. As a result of this study, it is aimed to encourage nurses to apply non-pharmacological interventions during painful medical procedures, to facilitate the provision of necessary and different means of distraction to blood collection services, and to contribute to the development of in-house health policies and the preparation of appropriate clinical guides and to add an innovative perspective.

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Key information

Conditions

Pain Fear Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

6 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ataturk University

Erzurum, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 6-12 age group,
  • children who need blood drawn for any reason
  • have no disease that can cause chronic pain,
  • no olfactory disorder
  • no mental or neurological problems
  • able to communicate
  • speaks Turkish

Exclusion criteria

  • those who did not give consent to the research by both the child and the parent

Treatment and study plan

Chocolate Scent

Other

Chocolate Scent:Children in this group will be given chocolate scent sniffing as a non-pharmacological distraction method.

Stress Ball:Stress ball squeezing will be used as a non-pharmacological distraction method for children in this group.

Other names: Stress Ball

Primary outcomes

  1. Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale

    Time frame: 12 week

  2. Child Fear Scale

    Time frame: 12 week

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ataturk University

Other

Collaborators

  • MSc Eylem Nazan KAPAN

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Chocolate Smell and Stress Ball on Pain and Fear in Venous Blood Collection in Children

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 29, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 29, 2022

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