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NCT number NCT03899766
Other study ID # SupportActivities_Venipuncture
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date February 12, 2016
Est. completion date April 30, 2019

Study information

Verified date July 2019
Source Meyer Children's Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of Health Support Activities (Animal Assisted Intervention, Clows, Musicians) in the reduction of pain and distress in children undergoing venipuncture.

Hypothesis: the investigators expect a reduction in in pain and distress.


Description:

Venipuncture is one of the most unpleasant procedures for children. Previous studies demonstrated the effectiveness of distraction techniques in reducing anxiety and pain but no one compares the specific activities of animals assisted intervention (AAI), clowns and musicians for this procedure.

In the Hospital involved in the present study, venipuncture service has a week schedule for Health Support Activities. In specific days children can benefit of Health Support Activities as part of routine care.

Aims of the present study are: evaluate efficacy of AAI, clowns and musicians in the reduction of childrens' distress and pain during venipuncture with respect of a control group undergoing venipuncture in the days where Health Support Activities are not scheduled; compare distress and pain levels between groups; evaluate caregiver's anxiety and its influence on child pain and distress; explore parents' and staff opinion.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 600
Est. completion date April 30, 2019
Est. primary completion date April 1, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 3 Years to 12 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- outpatients

- scheduled to venipuncture

- Italian speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

- cognitive and/or developmental impairment

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Animal Assisted Intervention
Operators of AAI and their dog meet the child and his/her parent in the waiting room and facilitates interaction using their professional characteristics. The interaction continue in the venipuncture room during the procedure and at its conclusion; in fact, the operators accompany the child and his/her parent outside the venipuncture room, to not abruptly interrupt the interaction.
Clowns
Hospital clowns meet the child and his/her parent in the waiting room and facilitates interaction using their professional characteristics. The interaction continue in the venipuncture room during the procedure and at its conclusion; in fact, the operators accompany the child and his/her parent outside the venipuncture room, to not abruptly interrupt the interaction.
Musicians
Musicians meet the child and his/her parent in the waiting room and facilitates interaction using their professional characteristics. The interaction continue in the venipuncture room during the procedure and at its conclusion; in fact, the operators accompany the child and his/her parent outside the venipuncture room, to not abruptly interrupt the interaction.

Locations

Country Name City State
Italy Meyer Children's Hospital Firenze

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Meyer Children's Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

References & Publications (16)

Bijttebier P, Vertommen H. The Impact of Previous Experience on Children's Reactions to Venepunctures. J Health Psychol. 1998 Jan;3(1):39-46. doi: 10.1177/135910539800300103. — View Citation

Birnie KA, Noel M, Chambers CT, Uman LS, Parker JA. Psychological interventions for needle-related procedural pain and distress in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Oct 4;10:CD005179. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005179.pub4. — View Citation

Caprilli S, Anastasi F, Grotto RP, Scollo Abeti M, Messeri A. Interactive music as a treatment for pain and stress in children during venipuncture: a randomized prospective study. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007 Oct;28(5):399-403. Erratum in: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2009 Jun;30(3):254. Abeti, Mariana Scollo [corrected to Scollo Abeti, Marianna]. — View Citation

Duff AJ. Incorporating psychological approaches into routine paediatric venepuncture. Arch Dis Child. 2003 Oct;88(10):931-7. Review. — View Citation

Goodenough B, Thomas W, Champion GD, Perrott D, Taplin JE, von Baeyer CL, Ziegler JB. Unravelling age effects and sex differences in needle pain: ratings of sensory intensity and unpleasantness of venipuncture pain by children and their parents. Pain. 1999 Mar;80(1-2):179-90. — View Citation

Kaminsky M. (2002). Play and Pets: The Physical and Emotional Impact of Child-Life and Pet Theraphy on Hospitalized Children. Children's Health Care, 31(4), 321-335.

Kennedy RM, Luhmann J, Zempsky WT. Clinical implications of unmanaged needle-insertion pain and distress in children. Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122 Suppl 3:S130-3. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-1055e. Review. — View Citation

Kolk AM, van Hoof R, Fiedeldij Dop MJ. Preparing children for venepuncture. The effect of an integrated intervention on distress before and during venepuncture. Child Care Health Dev. 2000 May;26(3):251-60. — View Citation

Meiri N, Ankri A, Hamad-Saied M, Konopnicki M, Pillar G. The effect of medical clowning on reducing pain, crying, and anxiety in children aged 2-10 years old undergoing venous blood drawing--a randomized controlled study. Eur J Pediatr. 2016 Mar;175(3):373-9. doi: 10.1007/s00431-015-2652-z. Epub 2015 Oct 16. — View Citation

Treurnicht Naylor K, Kingsnorth S, Lamont A, McKeever P, Macarthur C. The effectiveness of music in pediatric healthcare: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:464759. doi: 10.1155/2011/464759. Epub 2010 Sep 30. — View Citation

Tsao JC, Lu Q, Myers CD, Kim SC, Turk N, Zeltzer LK. Parent and child anxiety sensitivity: relationship to children's experimental pain responsivity. J Pain. 2006 May;7(5):319-26. — View Citation

Uman LS, Birnie KA, Noel M, Parker JA, Chambers CT, McGrath PJ, Kisely SR. Psychological interventions for needle-related procedural pain and distress in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Oct 10;(10):CD005179. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005179.pub3. Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Oct 04;10:CD005179. — View Citation

Uman LS, Chambers CT, McGrath PJ, Kisely S. Psychological interventions for needle-related procedural pain and distress in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Oct 18;(4):CD005179. Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;10:CD005179. — View Citation

Vagnoli L, Caprilli S, Vernucci C, Zagni S, Mugnai F, Messeri A. Can presence of a dog reduce pain and distress in children during venipuncture? Pain Manag Nurs. 2015 Apr;16(2):89-95. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2014.04.004. Epub 2014 Nov 4. — View Citation

Wolyniez I, Rimon A, Scolnik D, Gruber A, Tavor O, Haviv E, Glatstein M. The effect of a medical clown on pain during intravenous access in the pediatric emergency department: a randomized prospective pilot study. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Dec;52(12):1168-72. doi: 10.1177/0009922813502257. Epub 2013 Sep 11. — View Citation

Yoo H, Kim S, Hur HK, Kim HS. The effects of an animation distraction intervention on pain response of preschool children during venipuncture. Appl Nurs Res. 2011 May;24(2):94-100. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.03.005. Epub 2009 Jul 15. — View Citation

* Note: There are 16 references in allClick here to view all references

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Distress Brief Behavioral Distress Scale - BBDS is an observational measure that assess children's procedure-related distress with 12 discrete component steps involved in venipuncture, in order to observe specific demands for compliance on the child during the procedure. Observers record the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the target behaviors during each step. Operational definitions of the target behaviors for each category are: 1) Non interfering Distress Behaviors; 2) Potentially Interfering Distress Behaviors; 3) Interfering Distress Behaviors. The number of steps in which a behavior occur is summed and divided by the total number of steps, then multiplied by 100 to yield percentage of steps with occurrence scores for each behavioral category. The number of steps in which behaviors from any of the three distress behavior categories occur is summed and divided by the total number of steps multiplied by three, then multiplied by 100 to obtain the Total Distress Score. Distress assessment is one for every participant and begins when child enter in the venipuncture room and lasts until the child exit the venipuncture room, in the day of recruitment. .
Primary Pain perception 3-6 years old Numerical scales, based on age, Wong Baker Scale. The Wong Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (Wong & Baker, 1998) is a self-report scale for children older than 3 years old, that shows a sequence of faces ranging from a happy face at 0 level, that means "No hurt", to a crying face at 10th level, that means "Hurts worst". Pain assessment is one for every participant, measured immediately after the child exit the venipuncture room, in the day of recruitment
Primary Pain perception from 7 years old Numerical scale, Visual Analogue Scale - VAS. VAS is used from the age of 7 years old, is a self-report numerical scale ranging from 0, that means "No pain", to 10, that means "worst pain". Pain assessment is one for every participant, measured immediately after the child exit the venipuncture room, in the day of recruitment
Secondary Parent's state and trait anxiety Self-report scale (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - STAI). The STAI is a self-report anxiety behavioral instrument for adults. It consists of two separate subscales: one assessing trait anxiety (baseline, Y1), the other assessing the state anxiety (situational, Y2). Each subscale is composed by 20 items, rated on a 4-points Likert scale and separately analyzed. Total score for each subscale range from 20 to 80, with higher scores denoting higher levels of anxiety. Parent's anxiety assessment is one for every participant, measured in the waiting room before child enters in the venipuncture room, in the day of recruitment
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