Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Conditions
Keywords
Medical clowns, Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Brief summary
Background and Objectives: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of hospitalization in children. The hospitalization duration depends on factors as child's well-being, vital signs, need for parenteral treatments, and development of complications. Medical clowns (MCs) are known to assist in reducing pain and alleviating anxiety and have been integrated into many aspects of hospital treatment routines. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of MC intervention on length of hospitalization in children admitted with CAP.
Interventions
OTHERMedical clown visits
The intervention is 15-minute visits from MCs twice daily during the first two days of admission. The clowns use various techniques to relax the patients (e.g. music, singing, playing, humor, guided imagination) and helpe encourage children to begin drinking and eating on their own.
Sponsors
Carmel Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of pneumonia. * Ages 2-18 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Hemodynamically unstable patients. * Other systemic comorbidities or chronic respiratory diseases * Children from families unable to comprehend and sign an informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The length of hospitalization in hours | Immediately after the intervention | The length of hospitalization in hours is determined by the duration between admission and discharge from the pediatric department. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of IV treatment | Immediately after the intervention | Duration of IV treatment in hours. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alterations in body temperature | Immediately after the intervention | Alterations in body temperature |
| Alterations in Respiratory rate | Immediately after the intervention | Alterations in Respiratory rate |
| Alterations in oxygen saturation | Immediately after the intervention | Alterations in oxygen saturation |
| Changes in well-being scores as reported by both the parent and the treating physician. | Immediately after the intervention | Changes in well-being scores as reported by both the parent and the treating physician, and alterations in vital signs and laboratory results. |
| Alterations in absolute neutrophil count | Immediately after the intervention | Alterations in absolute neutrophil count |
| Alterations in C-reactive protein levels | Immediately after the intervention | Alterations in C-reactive protein levels |
| Alterations in white blood cell count | Immediately after the intervention | Alterations in white blood cell count |
| Alterations in Heart rate | Immediately after the intervention | Alterations in Heart rate |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed