A Distraction Protocol for Peripheral Intravenous (IV) Placement in the Pediatric Emergency Department

A Distraction Protocol for Peripheral IV Placement in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00924417

Enrollment

Registered

2009-06-19

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2010-05-31

Last updated

2018-11-20

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Conditions

Pain

Keywords

Pain associated with peripheral intravenous line placement

Brief summary

This is a randomized, controlled trial of a distraction protocol for peripheral intravenous line placement in the pediatric emergency department. Patients and parents will be randomized to one of two interventions: routine care or a teaching session about the cognitive technique known as distraction. The study seeks to enroll children ages 4-9, who are cognitively normal, who are without significant chronic medical illness, who are receiving intravenous line placement as part of routine care in the pediatric emergency department. Study investigators hypothesize that patients in the intervention group will report less pain than patients in the control group.

Detailed description

Routine care patients will have intravenous lines placed in the usual manner. Intervention patient families will have a teaching session about distraction techniques, and distraction will be used during the intravenous line placement.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALRoutine Care

Parent given placebo intervention that entails brief information about what is routine care for intravenous line placement in the emergency department

BEHAVIORALDistraction

Parent given brief information about the cognitive behavioral technique known as distraction. Parent and child then given 3 distraction toys/tools to assist with peripheral intravenous line placement.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 9 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Ages 4 - 9 * Requiring IV placement for medical care in emergency department * Child cognitively normal

Exclusion criteria

* No significant chronic medical conditions * No IV in past 3 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Faces Pain Scale Revised as reported by child	To be completed 5 minutes after IV placement

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analog Scales to be completed by parent in order to measure: parent distress, patient/child pain, patient/child distress	5 minutes after IV completion

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026