Procedural Pain in Children: Intervention With the Hospital Clown

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the effect of an intervention with a hospital clown compared to standard care on pain experience for acute hospitalized children receiving venipuncture. Half of the children will receive an intervention with the hospital clown while the other half will receive standard care.

Clinical Trial Description

Background: Hospitalized children describe the pain associated with painful procedures as one of the worst experiences during hospitalization. These experiences can be traumatic for children and their families. Most children are acutely hospitalized with no chance to prepare the child for painful procedures, while others experience repeated hospitalizations. Previous negative pain experiences are known to have major consequences for future admissions and procedures. Therefore, there is a need for different interventions for pain relief. In 2004, hospital clowns became a part of the team on pediatric wards in Denmark. International studies have shown positive effects of hospital clowns on preoperative anxiety in children, but there is limited knowledge of the impact on the child's experience related to painful procedures.

The overall purpose of this study is to investigate the effect and impact of the hospital clown as a non-pharmacological intervention on hospitalized children's pain experience and ability to cope during painful procedures in both short and long-term treatment and care.

Methods: A two-faced mixed methods study design with merging and connecting results and findings.

1. A prospective, randomized open-label trial to identify whether exposure to the hospital clown has an effect on pain experience in acute hospitalized children receiving venipuncture.

2. An ethnographic study to uncover the pain experience and ability to cope during painful procedures in short-term hospitalization.

3. An ethnographic study to uncover the influence related to repeated painful procedures, as well as uncover if a relationship may have a potential long-term impact. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03366623
Study type	Interventional
Source	Aalborg Universitetshospital
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	April 18, 2016
Completion date	January 18, 2017

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