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Reducing Immunization Distress (RID)

A study testing Standard technique and Parent participation technique in people with Pain, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a more feasible method for reducing the pain and distress of childhood immunization with the standard method in use at the Pediatric Medical Group. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 4 to 6 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Pain
What is being tested?
Standard technique and Parent participation technique
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
77 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2011to Jan 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 4 to 6 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Children, ages 4-6 years, scheduled to receive the standard pre-kindergarten immunizations. This consists of two injections: the Dtap (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) and IPV (injectable polio vaccine) or three injections: DTAP, IPV and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella);
  • With or without prior exposure to ST at PMG;
  • English speaking subject and parents

Who cannot join

  • Acute concurrent illness;
  • Invasive procedures such as cannulation, venipuncture or urinary VCG in the preceding 6 months;
  • Hospitalization or ED visit, within the prior 6 months;
  • Chronic medical conditions requiring repeated painful interventions;
  • Inability to respond age appropriately with verbal and written answers to questions, to pain scale measures, or to questionnaires;
  • Refusal to be videotaped.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Pediatric Medical Group

    Berkeley, California, 94707

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Childhood Immunization: Reducing Immunization Distress (RID) Using Multi-Modal Distraction

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a more feasible method for reducing the pain and distress of childhood immunization with the standard method in use at the Pediatric Medical Group. A secondary aim is to evaluate the impact of parental involvement on the parent and child satisfaction with the immunization experience.

Study Hypotheses: In the standard, pre-kindergarten, two- or three vaccine sequence, there will be no statistically significant group differences between PPT and ST with respect to:

  1. Child self-reported pain using the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) scale13 (primary outcome);
  2. Parent report of child pain using the FPS-R;
  3. Observer-rated child distress and pain using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) scale14;
  4. Parent and child satisfaction with pain management during immunization measured by a 5-point Likert type scales;
  5. Time required for completion of immunization from initiation of ST or PPT to 2 minutes after completion of the last injection.
Read the detailed description

Berberich and Landman conducted a randomized clinical trial demonstrating efficacy of a multimodal distraction technique to reduce immunization distress (RID) in 4-6 year old children receiving pre-kindergarten immunizations. Widespread implementation would require fewer steps and a reduction of personnel and the current study addresses the practical time and personnel limitations of the method. The current RID trial proposes a randomized design to compare our current method, the standard technique, (ST), with its minimally altered approach where arm gripping and rubbing adjacent to the injection site are to be performed by the medical assistant conducting the injection, substituting for the non-commercially available 'arm gripper'. Pressure and rubbing stimuli at injection sites are documented to be equally effective. The ST will be compared against the parental participation technique, (PPT), whereby the parent participates in the delivery of pain-relieving interventions in lieu of the second medical assistant. The primary aim of the present proposal is to compare the effectiveness of the more feasible PPT to the ST in reducing the pain and distress of childhood immunization. A secondary aim is to evaluate the impact of parental involvement on the parent and child satisfaction with the immunization experience.

Conditions
Pain
Being tested
Standard technique, Parent participation technique
Keywords
Pain, immunization, distraction, hypnosis, injections, anxiety
Medical subject headings
Pain, Anxiety Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Standard techniqueBehavioural

    Children in the ST group will receive vapocoolant spray and arm gripping adjacent to the injection site performed by MA 1(immunizer). A second MA (MA 2) will perform the visual distraction by descending contralateral arm vibration using the massage instrument (buzzer).

  • Parent participation techniqueBehavioural

    The children in the PPT group will receive the same sequence, except that the parent/caregiver will administer the visual distraction rather than by MA2

Study groups in NCT01379885
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Standard techniqueActive comparatorChildren in the ST group will receive vapocoolant spray and arm gripping adjacent to the injection site performed by MA 1(immunizer). A second MA (MA 2) will perform the visual distraction by descending contralateral arm vibration using the massage instrument (buzzer).
Receives: Behavioral: Standard technique
Parent participation techniqueExperimentalThe children in the PPT group will receive the same sequence, except that the parent/caregiver will administer the visual distraction rather than by MA2
Receives: Behavioral: Parent participation technique

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Child pain intensity

    Child self-reported pain using the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) scale (primary outcome); Parent report of child pain using the FPS-R.

    Measured: 2 minutes after completion of the immunization series.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Time for completion of immunization

    Time required for completion of immunization from initiation of ST or PPT to 2 minutes after completion of the last injection.

    Measured: From the start of the procedure to 2 minutes after completion of the immunization series.

  2. Child and parent satisfaction with procedure

    Child and parent self-reported satisfaction with the procedure using a 5-item questionnaire developed specifically for the study.

    Measured: 2 minutes after completion of the immunization series.

  3. Child pain intensity

    Observer-rated child distress and pain using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) scale

    Measured: Immediately before, and after injection in each arm.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Jun 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2011
  3. Primary completionJan 2013
  4. Study completionJan 2013

Why it stopped: Estimated sample size not achieved due to decline in number of eligible patients and difficulty recruiting and retaining research staff.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
77 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01379885
Sponsor's protocol ID
UCaliforniaSF
Acronym
RID
Status last verified
Jan 2013
First submitted
13 Jun 2011
Last updated
1 Feb 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Reis EC, Roth EK, Syphan JL, Tarbell SE, Holubkov R. Effective pain reduction for multiple immunization injections in young infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Nov;157(11):1115-20. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.157.11.1115.

    PubMed 14609903
  • Taddio A, Chambers CT, Halperin SA, Ipp M, Lockett D, Rieder MJ, Shah V. Inadequate pain management during routine childhood immunizations: the nerve of it. Clin Ther. 2009;31 Suppl 2:S152-67. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2009.07.022.

    PubMed 19781434
  • Taddio A, Appleton M, Bortolussi R, Chambers C, Dubey V, Halperin S, Hanrahan A, Ipp M, Lockett D, MacDonald N, Midmer D, Mousmanis P, Palda V, Pielak K, Riddell RP, Rieder M, Scott J, Shah V. Reducing the pain of childhood vaccination: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (summary). CMAJ. 2010 Dec 14;182(18):1989-95. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.092048. Epub 2010 Nov 22. No abstract available.

    PubMed 21098067
  • Hamilton JG. Needle phobia: a neglected diagnosis. J Fam Pract. 1995 Aug;41(2):169-75.

    PubMed 7636457
  • Taddio A, Appleton M, Bortolussi R, Chambers C, Dubey V, Halperin S, Hanrahan A, Ipp M, Lockett D, MacDonald N, Midmer D, Mousmanis P, Palda V, Pielak K, Riddell RP, Rieder M, Scott J, Shah V. Reducing the pain of childhood vaccination: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline. CMAJ. 2010 Dec 14;182(18):E843-55. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101720. Epub 2010 Nov 22. No abstract available.

    PubMed 21098062
  • Taddio A, Manley J, Potash L, Ipp M, Sgro M, Shah V. Routine immunization practices: use of topical anesthetics and oral analgesics. Pediatrics. 2007 Sep;120(3):e637-43. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-3351.

    PubMed 17766503
  • Parvez E, Stinson J, Boon H, Goldman J, Shah V, Taddio A. Mothers' beliefs about analgesia during childhood immunization. Paediatr Child Health. 2010 May;15(5):289-93. doi: 10.1093/pch/15.5.289.

    PubMed 21532793
  • Schechter NL, Bernstein BA, Zempsky WT, Bright NS, Willard AK. Educational outreach to reduce immunization pain in office settings. Pediatrics. 2010 Dec;126(6):e1514-21. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1597. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

    PubMed 21078736
  • Berberich FR, Landman Z. Reducing immunization discomfort in 4- to 6-year-old children: a randomized clinical trial. Pediatrics. 2009 Aug;124(2):e203-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-3466. Epub 2009 Jul 13.

    PubMed 19596729
  • Barnhill BJ, Holbert MD, Jackson NM, Erickson RS. Using pressure to decrease the pain of intramuscular injections. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1996 Jul;12(1):52-8. doi: 10.1016/0885-3924(96)00049-8.

    PubMed 8718917
  • Chung JW, Ng WM, Wong TK. An experimental study on the use of manual pressure to reduce pain in intramuscular injections. J Clin Nurs. 2002 Jul;11(4):457-61. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00645.x.

    PubMed 12100641
  • Taddio A, Lord A, Hogan ME, Kikuta A, Yiu A, Darra E, Bruinse B, Keogh T, Stephens D. A randomized controlled trial of analgesia during vaccination in adults. Vaccine. 2010 Jul 19;28(32):5365-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.05.015. Epub 2010 May 16.

    PubMed 20483194
  • Hicks CL, von Baeyer CL, Spafford PA, van Korlaar I, Goodenough B. The Faces Pain Scale-Revised: toward a common metric in pediatric pain measurement. Pain. 2001 Aug;93(2):173-183. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00314-1.

    PubMed 11427329
  • Merkel SI, Voepel-Lewis T, Shayevitz JR, Malviya S. The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children. Pediatr Nurs. 1997 May-Jun;23(3):293-7.

    PubMed 9220806
  • Franck LS, Berberich FR, Taddio A. Parent participation in a childhood immunization pain reduction method. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Mar;54(3):228-35. doi: 10.1177/0009922814561593. Epub 2014 Dec 3.

    PubMed 25475591

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Standard technique and Parent participation technique in people with Pain, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Estimated sample size not achieved due to decline in number of eligible patients and difficulty recruiting and retaining research staff.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Child pain intensity (time frame: 2 minutes after completion of the immunization series.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01379885, which also lists 15 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Feb 2013.

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