Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Cartoon Watching During Central Venous Catheter Dressing Changes in Children With Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Conditions:

Pain

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Many medical interventions, including dressing change of central venous catheters, can cause anxiety and pain in children with cancer. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of cartoon watch...

Detailed Description

This was a parallel randomized controlled trial with 80 children with cancer. They were randomly assigned to one of two groups, including 40 children in the control group and 40 children in the cartoo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 5-12 years old
  • a cancer diagnosis
  • having a central venous catheter
  • not having taken any analgesics in the 6 hours before the procedure
  • not having any visual or auditory problems that prevent watching cartoons
  • being suitable motor development and cognitive level for watching cartoons
  • being a child and parent volunteering to participate in the study
  • the absence of any health problems that prevent communication in the parent and the child

Exclusion

  • the reporting of pain for another reason at the time of the central venous catheter dressing changes
  • being of neutropenia
  • being in a terminal phase of the disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05301374

Start Date

December 1 2021

End Date

February 28 2022

Last Update

August 10 2022

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Pınar BEKAR

Burdur, Turkey (Türkiye)