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NCT Number: NCT05398146

The Effect of Three Methods Used in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change

This randomized controlled study aims to determine the effect of listening to music (LM), ball squeezing (BS), and performing mathematical operations (MO) in reducing the pain experienced during the first dressing in children aged 8-18 with appendectomy.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

8 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The sample of the study consisted of 120 children (LM:30, BS:30, MO:30, control:30). A minute before dressing and during dressing, the children in the LM group listened to music, the children in the SB group squeezed the ball, the children in the MO group performed mathematical operations.According to the child, parent, and nurse assessment, it was determined that the mean pain score of the children in the LM and MO groups was lower than that of the BS group and control groups (p< .05).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Consisted of the child and parent's consent to participate in the study,
  • The child and parent's speaking Turkish at the level of native speaker,
  • The child's being 8-18 years old and undergoing appendectomy,
  • Being the body temperature of the child in the normal level (36.5-37.2⁰C),
  • The child's not having intense nausea and vomiting,
  • The child's not having any physical, intellectual or neurological disability that would affect his/her participation.

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a mental or neurological disability
  • Children with hearing and vision impairment

Treatment and study plan

mathematical operations

Behavioral

Prepared by the researchers, the form involved mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The difficulty level of the mathematical operations in the form was determined by age groups of children. Accordingly, mathematical operations were divided into 3 groups primary school, secondary school and high school levels.

ball squeezing

Behavioral

For the children in the BS group, a softball that could fit in the palm and be easily squeezed by the child was used.

listening to music

Behavioral

Children were allowed to listen to music with headphones during dressing changes.

kontrol grubu

Other

No application was made during dressing change in children. Routine dressing change of the clinic was applied.

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of Pain Scores pre-dressing

    Time frame: 60 seconds

    Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

  2. Comparison of Pain Scores During Dressing

    Time frame: 60 seconds

    Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

  3. Comparison of Pain Scores post-Dressing

    Time frame: 60 seconds

    Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Melike Yilmaz Akdag

Other

Collaborators

  • Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Listening to Music, Performing Mathematics Operations and Ball Squeezing in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change in Children With Appendectomy

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 31, 2022
Registry last updated
May 31, 2022

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