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Comparative study of the effect of aromatherapy and music on pain during venipuncture in children 5 to 10 years old

Comparative study of the effect of aromatherapy and music on pain during venipuncture in children 5 to 10 years old

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20251004067500N1
Enrollment
148
Registered
2025-11-22
Start date
2025-12-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

The subject of study is not disease..

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group: The child and parent music group will select the child's favorite music from the list of happy and permitted music in Persian and approved by the Center for I

Sponsors

Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Child (girl or boy) 5 to 10 years old Full awareness of place, time and person Has an order to be admitted and venipuncture in the emergency department First attempt at venipuncture Consent and participation of the child for the intervention Informed consent of the parents Healthy sense of smell/nose and hearing/ear Presence of one parent with the child Presence of one child in the treatment room

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Trauma or need for emergency measures Asthma, allergies or other acute respiratory diseases Malignancy and chemotherapy Physical-motor, developmental, speech and mental disabilities Child or parent suffering from neurological or psychiatric diseases or undergoing treatment Need for angiocatheter size larger or smaller than 22 (due to medical condition, doctor's order, child's size) Use of sedatives and pain relievers within 6 hours before venipuncture Pain intensity more than 3 before intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain in this study refers to the score obtained from the Usher instrument, which will be self-reported by children in response to a painful invasive procedure (insertion of an intravenous cannula for venipuncture) upon arrival at the emergency department. Timepoint: Pain intensity (Usher scale) at two times, the first and fifth minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Usher Pain Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Physiological indicators (heart rate, oxygen saturation). Timepoint: On three occasions before the intervention, the first and fifth minutes after the completion of venipuncture. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry device.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShaghayegh Karimi

Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences

shaghakarimi3570@gmail.com+98 76 3373 7933

Outcome results

None listed

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