Venopuncture in Pediatric Emergency Department Using Koala's Distraction Method

Emergencies Clinical Trial

Official title: Venopuncture in Pediatric Emergency Department Using Koala's Distraction Method. Randomized Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

A randomized clinical trial will be performed. Patients aged 3 and 4 years who attend the pediatric emergency service of the Miguel Servet Hospital in Zaragoza and require venipuncture will be selected. In the control group, traditional venipuncture will be performed, placing the child in supine position on the stretcher with the limb to be punctured in decline. In the intervention group, the DAK method will be used, where the adult will hold the child simulating a hug. A professional will take care of immobilizing the chosen limb, and the nurse will perform the venipuncture. The researchers believe that 3 and 4-year-old children subjected to venipuncture using the Koala Attachment Distraction method present a lower level of stress and pain, as well as their companions a lower level of anxiety, compared to those subjected to physical restraint.

Condition of disease: Patients aged 3 and 4 years, who attend the pediatric emergency service of the Miguel Servet Hospital in Zaragoza and require venipuncture.

Intervention: Traditional venipuncture, in supine position on the stretcher with the limb to be punctured in decline. + DAK method, simulating a hug.

Clinical Trial Description

A randomized clinical trial will be performed. 220 participants between 3 and 4 years old will be selected and randomized to participate. Control group and experimental group will enrolled 110 participants each one. Control group will be venipunctured in the traditional way. Intervention group will be venipunctured using the DAK method. Before and during the venipuncture, three tests will be performed. To assess level's pain, before and during the technique, the Face, Legs, Activity and Consolability (FLACC) scale will be used, obtaining an assessment of maximum, severe, moderate, mild or no pain.

To evaluate the child's stress, before and during the technique, the Groningen Anxiety Scale will be used, which assesses 3 items: the child's condition, muscle tension and crying, classifying them in 5 degrees from least to greatest stress. To assess the perceived anxiety of the companion, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire will be used, classifying it in percentiles according to age and sex. In both groups, a trained observer will evaluate the child's pain and stress before and during the technique, and the companion will fill out the STAI questionnaire. Study participants will be required to read an information sheet and sign an informed consent. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Nursing Caries
• Venous Puncture

• NCT number: NCT05453305
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2021
• Completion date: June 30, 2022