NCT04631094

The Effect of Two Different Structured Balls on Pain and Fear Levels During Venous Blood Collection in Children

Completed NA Last updated 7 March 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing The group holding the serrated ball in the hand on the extremity from which venous blood will be taken in Nurse's Role in 310 participants. Completed in 30 June 2021.

Timeline

4 January 2021

Primary endpoint
18 June 2021

30 June 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Zeynep Yurdakul
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	310
Start date	4 January 2021
Primary completion	18 June 2021
Estimated completion	30 June 2021
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• The group holding the serrated ball in the hand on the extremity from which venous blood will be taken
• The group holding the serrated ball in the hand on the opposite side of the extremity from which venous blood will be taken.
• The group holding a smooth ball in the hand on the extremity from which venous blood will be taken
• The group holding a smooth ball in the hand opposite the extremity from which venous blood will be taken.

Conditions studied

• Nurse's Role — all drugs for Nurse's Role →

Sponsor

Zeynep Yurdakul

Who can join

Adults 6 to 12, any sex, with Nurse's Role. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Pain causes many physiological and psychological changes in the body, increases the level of anxiety in children, and prolongs examination and other procedures. Pain should be evaluated individually for each child, taking into account individual differences in pain level and response to pain. From the moment of birth, human beings have been exposed to many invasive interventions throughout their lives and experience pain and anxiety as a result. Experiences with childhood pain shape children's future pain responses.

This study, which was planned to stimulate the touch receptors of two different balls used during venous blood collection, is a randomized controlled study in order to determine the effect on the pain and fear levels of children aged 6-12 years. A total of 310 children were included in the study. The experimental groups included in the study were asked to hold the balls with their hands according to their groups, no attempt was made to the control group. The research data were obtained with the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale and Child Fear Scale, which will be used in the evaluation. In addition, oxygen saturation and heart rate were evaluated immediately before and after removal of the tourniquet.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.