The effect of intravenous catheterization and infusion orientation used by illustration on anxiety of children.

Investigation of the effect of intravenous catheterization and infusion orientation used by illustration on anxiety of hospitalized school-aged children in pediatric Emergency Department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017041712830N22

Enrollment

112

Registered

2017-05-29

Start date

2017-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Generalized anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: intravenous catheterization and infusion orientation by means of verbal explanation. Intervention 2: intravenous catheterization and infusion orientation by means of gra

Behavior

Control group: intravenous catheterization and infusion orientation by means of verbal explanation

intravenous catheterization and infusion orientation by means of graphical booklet

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: • 6-12 years old; • Informed Parental consent; • Child assentation to participate in the research; • first day of admit and first hospitalization; • Child being accompany by either parent; Exclusion criteria: • Taking analgesic and anxiolytic drugs (at least 6 hours before procedure); • Taking another nonpharmacological pain management method during procedure; • Failure in first catheterization; • Children with physical problems (verbal, mental, sight, hearing) • Unconsciousness; • Known psychological illnesses suffering; • Needing for emergency vascular access.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Child anxiety. Timepoint: At each phase. Method of measurement: Observational Scale of Behavioral Distress.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFaeze Jahanpoor

Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

f.jahanpour@bpums.ac.ir; f_jahanpour@yahoo.com+98 33 3345 0178

Outcome results

None listed

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