The Effect Of Distraction Methods On Fear And Anxiety In Children Before The Covid 19 Test

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect Of Distraction Methods On Fear And Anxiety In Children Before The Covid 19 Test

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05481203
• Other study ID #: Distraction
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Ondokuz Mayis University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Aim: This research will be carried out to determine the effect of distracting methods on fear and anxiety in children before the COVID test.

Description:

Inroduction: In the literature review, it has been seen that the positive effect of different nanpharmacological methods is supported to reduce pain and anxiety caused by medical procedures. Non-pharmacological methods are classified as physical methods, cognitive behavioral methods, and environmental or emotional intervention methods. In order to draw attention to another direction, which is among these methods; watching cartoons, inflating balloons, creating balloons by blowing foam, talking about things unrelated to the initiative, virtual reality glasses, listening to music, using kaleidoscope and distraction cards etc. is located. The subject of the study is the application of distraction methods in reducing the pain associated with short-term medical interventions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 114
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 5 Years to 10 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• children who will be taken samples for Covid 19 test
• being between the ages of 5 to 10 years,
• literate

Exclusion Criteria:

• having chronic diseasesvisual
• audio, or speech impairments
• mental disorders,
• history of sedative, analgesic, or narcotic use within 24 h before admission
• inflammatory disease during admission.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders
• COVID-19
• Fear

Intervention

Behavioral:
• The Kaleidescope
During the nasopharyngeal swab collection process, the researcher held a kaleidoscope to each child's eye, leisurely turning it and asking about the colors and shapes seen within it.
• The visual illusion cards
Just before the nasopharyngeal swab participants were allowed to check the cards andwere askedwhat they saw in them.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ondokuz Mayis University	Samsun	Atakum

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ondokuz Mayis University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	changing the anxiety in the Kaleidoscope group	changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months
Primary	changing the fear in the Kaleidoscope group	changing the fear scores of the children in the Kaleidoscope group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months
Primary	changing the anxiety in the Visual Illusion Cards group	changing the anxiety scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months
Primary	changing the fear in the Visual Illusion Cards group	changing thefear scores of the children in the Visual Illusion Cards group during Covid 19 test	up to 6 months
Secondary	changing the "Child Anxiety Scale-Stateness" score	The Children's Anxiety Meter (CAM) used. It assesses children's anxiety in clinical settings and uses before medical procedures. The CAM is drawn like a thermometer with a bulb at the bottom, also includes horizontal lines at intervals going up to the top. Children are asked to mark how he/she feel "right now" to measure state anxiety. Scores range from 0 to 10.	up to 6 months
Secondary	changing the "Child Fear Scale" score	The Child Fear Scale (CFS) used. This one-item scale consists of five sex-neutral faces. It ranges from a no fear (neutral) face on the far left to a face showing extreme fear on the far right. The rater responds indicates the level of fear. Scores range from 0 to 4.	up to 6 months