The Effect of Three Methods Used in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change

The Effect of Listening to Music, Performing Mathematics Operations and Ball Squeezing in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change in Children With Appendectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05398146

Enrollment

Registered

2022-05-31

Start date

2019-01-01

Completion date

2020-02-01

Last updated

2022-05-31

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

pain, appendectomy, child, distraction, dressing

Brief summary

This randomized controlled study aims to determine the effect of listening to music (LM), ball squeezing (BS), and performing mathematical operations (MO) in reducing the pain experienced during the first dressing in children aged 8-18 with appendectomy.

Detailed description

The sample of the study consisted of 120 children (LM:30, BS:30, MO:30, control:30). A minute before dressing and during dressing, the children in the LM group listened to music, the children in the SB group squeezed the ball, the children in the MO group performed mathematical operations.According to the child, parent, and nurse assessment, it was determined that the mean pain score of the children in the LM and MO groups was lower than that of the BS group and control groups (p\< .05).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALmathematical operations

Prepared by the researchers, the form involved mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The difficulty level of the mathematical operations in the form was determined by age groups of children. Accordingly, mathematical operations were divided into 3 groups primary school, secondary school and high school levels.

BEHAVIORALball squeezing

For the children in the BS group, a softball that could fit in the palm and be easily squeezed by the child was used.

BEHAVIORALlistening to music

Children were allowed to listen to music with headphones during dressing changes.

OTHERkontrol grubu

No application was made during dressing change in children. Routine dressing change of the clinic was applied.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Consisted of the child and parent's consent to participate in the study, * The child and parent's speaking Turkish at the level of native speaker, * The child's being 8-18 years old and undergoing appendectomy, * Being the body temperature of the child in the normal level (36.5-37.2⁰C), * The child's not having intense nausea and vomiting, * The child's not having any physical, intellectual or neurological disability that would affect his/her participation.

Exclusion criteria

* Having a mental or neurological disability * Children with hearing and vision impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Comparison of Pain Scores pre-dressing	60 seconds	Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).
Comparison of Pain Scores During Dressing	60 seconds	Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).
Comparison of Pain Scores post-Dressing	60 seconds	Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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