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NCT Number: NCT05656066

The Effects of Vibration and Pressure Interventions

This study aimed to evaluate two methods (pressure and vibration intervention) used to reduce pain during IM injections in children.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

5 year–10 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hatice Uzşen

Samsun, Atakum, 55100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the Vibration and Pressure Intervention for reducing pain during intramuscular (IM) injections in children.

Design: The study was conducted via a randomized controlled design. Setting: The study population consisted of children in the five to 10 age group admitted to the emergency department of a public hospital (Samsun Education and Research Hospital) between August 2022 and October 2022 and who received an IM injection as part of the medical treatment in child emergency department.

Interventions: The study data were collected from the children, who were divided into Vibration Intervention group, Pressure Intervention group, and control groups.

Main outcome measures: The children's pre-procedure fear and anxiety levels were evaluated using the Children's Fear Scale (CFS), and Children' Anxiety Meter State. Then, their pain levels during the procedure were evaluated using the Wong-Baker FACES Rating Scale.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • had no diagnosed physical or mental disability or chronic illness;
  • had no communication problems;
  • received single injection,
  • required seftriakson group of antibiotics for standardization; and received vastus lateralis muscle injection during the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Parents who were unable to collaborate in the fear and pain evaluation,
  • overweight or underweight children (under the third or above the 97th percentile),
  • children with any incision or scar tissue in the injection area,
  • children who received a sedative, analgesic, or narcotic drugs (based on expert opinion) six hours before the procedure on the basis of parental statements and medical history

Treatment and study plan

The Vibration Intervention

Behavioral

The vibration frequency of the massager, which accelerates blood circulation, is 6000 / min, it works with a 1.5 volt battery. Can be used easily with one hand. The vibration simulator design is based on the gate-control theory, which allows for a reduction in the perceived amount of pain experienced during injection by closing the pain gate in the spinal cord in creating a stimulus on the skin.

The Pressure Intervention

Behavioral

Pressure was placed in the ıntramuscular area properly 30 seconds before injection. Then the injection process was completed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Children's Fear Scale (CFS)

    Time frame: during procedure

    The Children's Fear Scale (CFS) is a scale used to assess the level of anxiety in children. The scale is a visual measurement tool with scores ranging from 0-4 points. It consists of five facial expressions, ranging from a neutral to a frightened expression, and is suitable for use with children aged 5-10 years (Inan & Inal, 2019; McMurtry, Noel, Chambers, & McGrath, 2011; Özalp Gerçeker, Ayar, Özdemir, & Bektaş, 2018). The evaluation of the Turkish psychometric properties of the scale, which was developed by McMurty et al. for paediatric patients, was conducted by Özalp Gerçeker et al. (2018), and the scale was translated into the Turkish language (Özalp Gerçeker et al., 2018). The CFS has demonstrated good evidence of test-retest (r = 0.76, p < 0.001), and inter-rater (0.51, P < 0.001) reliability, as well as construct validity, (rs ¼ when used with children (McMurtry vd., 2011

  2. The Children's Anxiety Meter-State (CAM-S)

    Time frame: during procedure

    The Children's Anxiety Meter-State (CAM-S) assesses children's anxiety at medical procedures. It is drawn like a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom. It includes horizontal lines going up to the top (0-10). Children are asked to mark their feelings "right now" to measure state anxiety (Kleiber & Mccarthy, 2006). CAM-S was validated in children aged 4-10 years during an intravenous procedure. It is significantly associated with all parent measures and observed distress ratings (Ersig et al., 2013). Gerçeker et al. (2018) conducted the psychometric properties of CAM-S in the Turkish population. They revealed a significant negative correlation between the CAM-S scores and children's ages (β = 0.340, p < .001).

  3. Wong-Baker FACES Rating Scale

    Time frame: during procedure

    It is a horizontal scale developed by Wong and Baker in 1983 for children over 3 years of age who can express themselves. In this scale, pain scores are given to faces according to numerical values. The lowest score is "0" and the highest score is "10". As the score obtained from the scale increases, the severity of pain increases. During the application of the scale, it is stated to the child that each of the facial expressions belongs to a person. It is stated that the child who has no pain expresses a happy face, while the child who has a little or a lot of pain during the procedure has sad faces.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ondokuz Mayıs University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Vibration and Pressure Interventions on Pain, Fear and Anxiety in Pediatric Patients Coming to the Emergency Department for Intramuscular Injection

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Dec 19, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 19, 2022

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