Clinical trials: Pediatric Pain and Anxiety
Augmented Reality
The Effect of an Augmented Reality Game on Pain, Fear, and Care Satisfaction Levels During Allergy Testing in Children Aged 4-12 Years
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of augmented reality (AR) games on pain, fear, and care satisfaction, and to contribute to the literature on innovative interventions that enhance the healthcare experiences of…
- Trial name
- NCT06986655
- Testing
- Augmented Reality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Pediatric Wounds, Procedural Pain
Virtual Reality Versus Game Card Distraction During Pediatric Wound Care
This completed randomized study compared two distraction approaches with standard care during pediatric open wound care. Ninety children aged 5-10 years were assigned to standard care alone, standard care plus distraction game…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Wounds, Procedural Pain, Procedure-Related Anxiety, Procedural Fear
- Trial name
- VR-WOUND (NCT07335666)
- Testing
- Distraction Game Cards, Virtual Reality Distraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
Pain, Anxiety
Randomized Control Trial of a Topical Anesthetic to Evaluate Pain and Anxiety During Venipuncture
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the amount of anxiety and pain felt by children during procedures that require a needle stick after using a topical anesthetic or placebo cream.
- Trial name
- NCT00676364
- Testing
- 4% lidocaine topical anesthetic cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jenny Boucher, PharmD
Anxiety
Effectiveness of Mobile Applications During the Administration of Local Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry
To evaluate the mobile games' effect on patient acceptance of local anesthesia and decreasing dental pain and anxiety levels in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04731181
- Testing
- mobile application (little lovely dentist).
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Children, Lacerations
Pain and Anxiety Management With Oral Narcotic for Pediatric Suture Repair
The purpose of this study is: To determine whether oral narcotic medication versus placebo improves the pain and anxiety scores for pediatric patients requiring laceration repair in the pediatric emergency department and…
- Conditions
- Children, Lacerations, Procedures, Child
- Trial name
- NCT01053637
- Testing
- hydrocodone/acetaminophen, Sugar water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Pain Management, Anxiety
Innovative Bed Apparatus for Pediatric Pain and Anxiety Relief
Pain and anxiety are common responses in pediatric patients undergoing invasive procedures and can negatively affect both immediate care outcomes and future health-care experiences.
- Trial name
- MSPSD (NCT06959823)
- Testing
- Multisensory Pediatric Support Device (MSPSD)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Anxiety, Pain
Comfort Talk for Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization
Background: Pre anaesthesia anxiety in children is a strong predictor of postoperative behavior challenges and outcomes. In addition, intra-operative stress can precipitate post-traumatic stress symptomatology.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pain, Adaptation, Psychological, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT02347748
- Testing
- Reading pre-procedure script, Reading pre-extubation script, Reading 2 scripts
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Burn Injury, Procedural Anxiety
Effect of Short-Video Distraction During Burn Dressing on Anxiety, Pain, and Fear in Children
Burn dressing procedures can cause pain, anxiety, and fear in children. Distraction techniques may help children cope with these procedures and improve their comfort.
- Trial name
- BURN-VIDEO (NCT07906834)
- Testing
- Short-Video Distraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Samsun University
Dental Anxiety
Augmented Reality Distraction for Reducing Pain in Pediatric Dental Procedures
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of augmented reality (AR) as a distraction technique to reduce procedural pain and anxiety in children aged 6-10 undergoing primary tooth extraction.
- Trial name
- AR (NCT06954883)
- Testing
- Augmented Reality Distraction, Standard Care (Tell-Show-Do Technique)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Anxiety Wounds and Injuries
Healing Through Play
Wound dressing is a common procedure for children with injuries or wounds. The procedure can cause pain, fear, and anxiety. Children may also experience changes in heart rate and breathing when they feel distressed.
- Trial name
- Healing (NCT07909798)
- Testing
- Usual Care
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Pain Management, Nonpharmalogical Pain Management
Impact of Buzzy and Finger Puppets on Children's Pain, Fear, and Anxiety During Venipuncture
This study evaluates the impact of the Buzzy device and finger puppet distraction on pain, fear, and anxiety in children aged 4-7 undergoing venipuncture in a pediatric emergency department.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Nonpharmalogical Pain Management, Children Pain Management
- Trial name
- Pain Relief (NCT06849648)
- Testing
- The Buzzy Device, Finger Puppet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Pediatric Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Pediatric
The Effect of Using Distractor Cards and Thermochromic Cards on Pain, Fear, Anxiety and Procedure Time in Children Receiving Inhaler Therapy
THE EFFECT OF USİNG DİSTRACTOR CARDS AND THERMOCHROMİC CARDS ON PAİN, FEAR, ANXİETY AND PROCEDURE TİME İN CHİLDREN RECEİVİNG INHALER THERAPY.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Pediatric, Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- CALM-INH (NCT07371026)
- Testing
- thermochromic card, distraction card
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Muhammed Ata Nur GEÇER
ERAS, Surgery
Effect of Modified ERAS Protocol on Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Appendectomy
Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency with more than 15 million cases reported worldwide. Although appendectomy is considered a safe surgical procedure, the incidence of complications is up to 10%.
- Conditions
- ERAS, Surgery, Appendicitis
- Trial name
- NCT05962320
- Testing
- Education and counselling, Avoiding the use of nasogastric catheters, drains and urinary catheters, Stimulation of intestinal motility in the postoperative period
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Postoperative Pain, Fear
Designing Animated Movie for Preoperative Period
Background: Using visual materials is effective in education to decrease children's pre-operative fear and post-operative pain. Children, especially those aged between 6 and 12 years, are interested in technology.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Fear, Surgery, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04176822
- Testing
- Educational animated movie group, Documentary movie group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Nursing Caries, Emergencies
Venopuncture in Pediatric Emergency Department Using Koala's Distraction Method
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.
- Conditions
- Nursing Caries, Emergencies, Venous Puncture
- Trial name
- NCT05453305
- Testing
- Control group: Traditional venipuncture, on the stretcher., Intervention group: DAK method venipuncture, simulating a hug
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón
Anxiety Fear, Pain
Efficacy of Mindfulness as an Intervention in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Non-pharmacological interventions including distraction techniques (ie., games, ipads, bubbles, stickers) are standard of care in reducing situation anxiety for children in the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT03690531
- Testing
- Take-Pause virtual reality, Passive Distraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Procedural Pain, Procedural Anxiety
Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Procedural Pain for Children and Adolescents in Onco-Hematology Unit.
Demonstrate the effectiveness of the Virtual Reality (VR) distraction on pain reduction in children and adolescents in onco-hematology unit compared to standard practice.
- Conditions
- Procedural Pain, Procedural Anxiety, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- ReVaDo (NCT03888690)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Headset
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Needle Fear, Vaccine Hesitancy
Thimble Mindfulness App and Recovery Patch Descriptions
The goal of this clinical trial is to lessen the pain and fear of needles by using a mindfulness-based app and a recovery patch on pediatric patients between the ages of 5 and 11.
- Trial name
- NCT05980247
- Testing
- Thimble Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bianca Edison
Tooth Extraction, Local Anesthesia
Effect of AV Distraction and Acuapoint Stimulation in Pediatric Extraction on Pain and Anxiety
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of audiovisual distraction and acuapoint stimulation on anxiety and pain perception during tooth extraction in children.
- Conditions
- Tooth Extraction, Local Anesthesia, Anxiety, Pain
- Trial name
- AV Acupoint (NCT07371442)
- Testing
- Acualief, Audiovisual, TELL SHOW DO
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Acute Pain, Procedural Anxiety
VR for Steroid Joint Injections - Feasibility
The goal of the project is to implement virtual reality for pain and anxiety management for patients undergoing intra-articular glucocorticoid injections in the outpatient pediatric rheumatology clinic.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Procedural Anxiety, Juvenile Idiopahtic Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT07778069
- Testing
- VR-PAT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital