The measurement, ranking and identification of evidence-practice gaps in methods to reduce distress during procedures in the Children’s Emergency Department

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000512527

Enrollment

200

Registered

2006-12-11

Start date

2006-11-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The general aim of the project is to observe procedural distress occurring in the Children’s Emergency Department and identify areas for future interventions.

Interventions

Observation of distressing procedures in Childrens Emergency Department. Observed before procedure for a variable length of time (in fact length of time before procedure may be a contributing factor to distress), during the entire procedure and after the procedure while the child is in the procedure room.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All children attending our department, all procedures. Procedures will be selected to include the most frequent procedures in the department that may cause distress.

Exclusion criteria

Children in resuscitation will not be included due to consent timing issues.

Outcome results