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NCT07127432: SC-PAS
Storytelling Caterpillar - Pain, Anxiety, and Satisfaction
NA trial testing The Storytelling Caterpillar in Children, Preschool in 140 participants. Completed in 20 June 2025.
1 June 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Koç University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 140 |
| Start date | 1 June 2024 |
| Primary completion | 1 June 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 20 June 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across Turkey (Türkiye) |
Drugs / interventions tested
- The Storytelling Caterpillar
Conditions studied
- Children, Preschool — all drugs for Children, Preschool →
- Pain and Anxiety — all drugs for Pain and Anxiety →
Sponsor
Koç University
Who can join
Adults 3 to 6, any sex, with Children, Preschool or Pain and Anxiety. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of using the "Storytelling Caterpillar" toy on pain, anxiety, and parental satisfaction during blood draw procedures in children aged 3 to 6 years. The Storytelling Caterpillar is a colorful, interactive toy that combines visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli to engage children's attention through storytelling and music. The study will compare an intervention group, where the toy is used during the blood draw, with a control group receiving standard care without the toy. Outcomes will include pain levels assessed using the FLACC scale, anxiety levels evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A), and parental satisfaction measured using a VAS satisfaction score. The results are expected to provide evidence on the effectiveness of storytelling-based distraction in improving the procedural experience for children and their parents.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The effect of storytelling caterpillar use on pain, fear, anxiety, and parental satisfaction during blood draw in children aged 3 to 6 years: A randomized controlled trial.
Savaş EH, Uysal G, Akdağ MY, Şahin RS. · · 2026 · PMID 41762783 · DOI 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.02.020
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07127432 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Koç University
- Last refreshed: 5 September 2025
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