Last reviewed · How we verify
The Effect of Medical Clowns and Topical Anesthetic Cream on Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Allergy Skin Tests
Allergy skin tests are occasionally associated with pain and anxiety in patients undergoing this procedure. The investigators intend to examine if medical clowns compared with local anesthetic cream can decrease these feelings in children.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Meir Medical Center |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 160 |
| Start date | 2011-10 |
| Completion | 2014-04 |
Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder
- Allergic Skin Reaction
Interventions
- Cream of Macrogol cetostearyl ethers
- Cream of Lidocaine 2.5 %.and Prilocaine 2.5 %
- Care and treatment from a medical clown
- Care and treatment from a medical clown
Primary outcomes
- The level of anxiety experienced by children undergoing allergy skin tests and receiving application of local anesthetic cream and/or care and treatment from medical clowns — 1.5 hour
Countries
Israel