The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention

Emergencies Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention On Fear In Hospıtalızed Children In The Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05824624
• Other study ID #: DEMIRACAR
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 20, 2023
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Contact: Mukaddes Demir Acar, DR
• Phone: +905055790222
• Email: mukaddesdemir.acar[@]gop.edu.tr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of animal-assisted practice on fear in children admitted to the emergency room.

Description:

Children's fears about the hospital are traumatic and confront us as a hindering factor in their growth and development.Bringing the child to the emergency room and not knowing what will happen there creates great fear in him. Children already have different fears according to different age groups and developmental stages. These; separation from family, pain and suffering, change in body image (losing body parts), etc. The state of fear can lead to a worsening of the child's existing illness and symptoms. In addition to being separated from the family, being separated from peers, not being able to play games, staying away from school if going to school, etc. they have concerns.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 35
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: October 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 5 Years to 7 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be followed for at least 2 hours in the pediatric emergency room,
• Age range is 5-7,
• Not afraid of the goldfish to be used in the research,
• Not allergic to fish and fish feed,
• Does not have physical, auditory, visual and cognitive barriers to feeding (feeding),
• No speech or communication disorder that will prevent the parent and child from communicating,
• Parent and child's willingness to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are not admitted to the Pediatric Emergency room, patients who do not fit the age range of 5-7, who stay less than 2 hours,
• Afraid of goldfish, allergic to fish food, preventing feeding, having physical, auditory, visual and cognitive disabilities,
• Patients with speech and communication disorders that will prevent parents and children from communicating,
• Parent and child not willing to participate in the research.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Fear
• Nursing Caries
• Pediatric

Intervention

Other:
• ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION
It will be ensured that the child is introduced to the goldfish when he is lying in the observation room, that the child will name the fish, and that he will communicate and feed the fish during his stay. Thus, it is aimed to turn the attention of the child to the goldfish while in the emergency room, to distract the child with the fish while all nursing interventions are presented, and to reduce the fear.
• Routine Care
Routine nursing care will be provided.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University	Tokat	Eyalet/Yerleske

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

Eren Kok H, Orsal O. The Development of a Scale to Measure Children's Fear of Nursing Interventions and Instruments Used in Hospital. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2023;13(1):47-56. Doi: 10.5455/PBS.20221101060619

McMurtry CM, Noel M, Chambers CT, McGrath PJ. Children's fear during procedural pain: preliminary investigation of the Children's Fear Scale. Health Psychol. 2011 Nov;30(6):780-8. doi: 10.1037/a0024817. Epub 2011 Aug 1. — View Citation

Özalp Gerçeker, G., Ayar, D., Özdemir, Z., & Bektas, M. 2018. Gaining of Children's State Anxiety and Children's Fear Scale to Turkish Language. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemsirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, 11(1), 9-13.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Scale Development of Fear in Children Against Nursing Interventions and Used Materials	The scale was created to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for children to determine their fear of nursing interventions and used materials. As a result of the validity and reliability analyzes of the scale, it was composed of 18 items. The scale has 2 sub-dimensions. These are fear of common materials (10 items) and fear of uncommon materials (8 items). The scale was scored as (1) not afraid, (2) little afraid, (3) afraid, (4) very afraid, (5) extremely afraid.	2 hours
Primary	Child Fear Scale	The Scale is a scale consisting of the display of five drawn facial expressions, ranging from neutral expression (0 points) to "no fear" to frightened face (4 points) to "severe fear". The scale is intended for children aged 5-10 years.	2 hours