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The Effect of Presence of Clown on the Anxiety and Pain of 3 to 12 Years Old Hospitalized Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit(s) Throughout Weaning Process from Mechanical Ventilation,

The Effect of Presence of Clown on the Anxiety and Pain of 3 to 12 Years Old Hospitalized Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit(s) Throughout Weaning Process from Mechanical Ventilation,

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180429039464N1
Enrollment
40
Registered
2018-10-20
Start date
2018-05-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-01-14

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

Conditions

Pain and Anxiety of Hospitalized Ventilated Children in PICU.

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, the clowns interact with the parent of the patient for 15 minutes, distance from the child, and start their jokes with the puppet and the patient's gaming de

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children Under Mechanical Ventilation Throughout Weaning Pro. Healthy Children for Cognition, Vision and Hearing Appropriate Conciseness Level According to PICU Pediatrician, GCSS Higher than / equal 8 3-12 age Children, and Both gender(Female and Male)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of Sensory and Mental Disturbances Specially Anxiety Nervous Disorders receiving sedative drugs having developmental delay disorders any kind of fear to clowns the parents or child's unwillingness at each stage of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The Severity of Pain is the average score that is obtained using the COMFORT Pain Scale. Timepoint: One hour before weaning, 45 minutes before weaning, half an hour before weaning, after weaning, 15 minutes after weaning, an hour after weaning. Method of measurement: COMFORT Pain Scale.;Anxiety is the mean scores of anxiety symptoms using the RASS Scale. Timepoint: One hour before weaning, 45 minutes before weaning, half an hour before weaning, after weaning, 15 minutes after weaning, an hour after weaning. Method of measurement: RASS Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Marzieh Hasanpour

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

m-hasanpour@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 6105 4413

Outcome results

None listed

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