Comparison the effect of stress ball squeezing and pinwheel blowing on the average score of pain and anxiety caused by intravenous catheter insertion in hospitalized school-aged children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240408061451N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-25

Start date

2024-06-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Condition 1: Pain caused by intravenous line insertion. Condition 2: Anxiety caused by intravenous line insertion.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The stress ball squeezing group, 30 children who squeeze the stress ball five minutes before and during the intravenous line insertion. In this study, in order to h

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness of the child and his guardian to participate in the study Age 6-12 years of both sexes Not having any pain other than the pain of establishing an intravenous line Absence of mental retardation or not being able to communicate and have full consciousness Not having an urgent need to establish an intravenous line Not having a seizure or any life-threatening emergency (cardiac or acute respiratory disease, etc.) Not using narcotics, painkillers, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, sedatives, local anesthesia, general anesthesia, and anticonvulsant drugs in the last 24 hours Not having neuropathy diseases The presence of parents during the establishment of an intravenous line At least 24 hours have passed since the child was hospitalized

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Failure of the first attempt to establish an IV line Non-continuing cooperation of the child in the intervention group to squeeze the stress ball or blow the pinwheel Parents' unwillingness to continue the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
School-age child pain is measured using Oucher tool. The vertical table includes the numbers 0-100 on the left side of the photos. A score of 0 is no pain, a score of 1 to 29 is mild pain, a score of 30 to 69 is moderate pain, a score of 70 to 99 is severe pain, and a score of 100 is very severe pain. Timepoint: Before and after the intravenous catheter insertion. Method of measurement: Oucher pain self-report instrument.;Wenham Picture Test is a self-report tool to determine anxiety. Total scores will be between 0 and 8. If the child's score is 4 or higher, he will be considered as an anxious child. Timepoint: Before and after the intravenous catheter insertion. Method of measurement: Venham anxiety self-report instrument.	—

Measure

Time frame

School-age child pain is measured using Oucher tool. The vertical table includes the numbers 0-100 on the left side of the photos. A score of 0 is no pain, a score of 1 to 29 is mild pain, a score of 30 to 69 is moderate pain, a score of 70 to 99 is severe pain, and a score of 100 is very severe pain. Timepoint: Before and after the intravenous catheter insertion. Method of measurement: Oucher pain self-report instrument.;Wenham Picture Test is a self-report tool to determine anxiety. Total scores will be between 0 and 8. If the child's score is 4 or higher, he will be considered as an anxious child. Timepoint: Before and after the intravenous catheter insertion. Method of measurement: Venham anxiety self-report instrument.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Hadian Shirazi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

zhadian@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

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