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Comparing the effect of listening to music and watching cartoon on the pain and physiological indices caused by venipuncture in children

Comparing the effect of listening to music and watching cartoon on the pain and physiological indices caused by venipuncture in children: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20110122005663N3
Enrollment
114
Registered
2025-02-09
Start date
2025-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

Music, cartoons, pain, physiological indices.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: First, the research objectives and methods will be explained to the child and their parents, followed by the collection of a demographic information questionnaire

Sponsors

Rasht University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 3 to 6 years Ability to communicate verbally No significant visual or auditory impairment affecting the intervention No use of sedatives in the last 6 hours before the intervention No severe pain in the body’s organs due to illness such as severe stomach pain, pain from fractures, tumors, etc. Presence of at least one parent during the procedure No developmental, sensory, mental and psychiatric disorders, malignancies, or undergoing chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of willingness to continue participation in the study Disruption in the venipuncture process and any medical emergency situations affecting the procedure Failure in the first attempt at venipuncture

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain score on the Usher Child Pain Assessment Scale. Timepoint: Assessing pain scores of children in all three groups (two intervention groups and one control group), three minutes before venipuncture, during venipuncture (when the angiocath is inserted into the child's arm), and after the completion of venipuncture (after the angiocath is secured to the child's arm). Method of measurement: Usher Child Pain Assessment Scale.;Pulse rate measured by pulse oximeter. Timepoint: Measuring the pulse rate of children in all three groups (two intervention groups and one control group), three minutes before venipuncture, during venipuncture (when the angiocath is inserted into the child's arm), and after the completion of venipuncture (after the angiocath is secured to the child's arm). Method of measurement: Fingertip Pulse Oximeter.;Percentage of arterial blood oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximeter. Timepoint: Measuring the arterial blood oxygen saturation percentage of children in all three groups (two intervention groups and one control group), three minutes before venipuncture, during venipuncture (when the angiocath is inserted into the child's arm), and after the completion of venipuncture (after the angiocath is secured to the child's arm). Method of measurement: Fingertip Pulse Oximeter.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahshid Mirzaie Taklimi

Rasht University of Medical Sciences

mirzaie@gums.ac.ir+98 13 3255 3202

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026