Effects of Distraction on Pain and Distress During Venepuncture in Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01952106

Enrollment

Registered

2013-09-27

Start date

2013-10-31

Completion date

2014-04-30

Last updated

2014-12-08

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Conditions

Hospitalism in Children, Pain

Keywords

venepuncture, distraction, distress

Brief summary

The main purpose of this study is Investigating the effectiveness of distraction by evaluating the children's perception of pain during venepuncture.

Interventions

OTHERplay computer game

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 5-7 years old * understanding numeral

Exclusion criteria

* mental retard and can not nuderstand numeral

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual Analogue pain Scale will be used to evaluate children's pain perception	approximately 15 mins during venepuncture process	monitor the children's oxygen saturation and pain scale.

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

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