Study of a Family Comfort Intervention to Reduce Anxiety, Fear, and Improve Sleep for Children Aged 5 to 10 in Pediatric Intensive Care

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating a family-centered comfort intervention for children aged 5 to 10 years who are hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit PICU. This randomized controlled trial aims to determine if adding this intervention to routine nursing care can improve child comfort, reduce anxiety and fear, and enhance sleep, while also decreasing parental anxiety and increasing satisfaction with care. Children in the intervention group will receive a comfort approach that includes listening to their mothers voice through storytelling, dimmed environmental lighting, and the use of a weighted blanket alongside standard care. The control group will receive only routine nursing care without these additional comfort measures. Assessments will be made at baseline, 24 hours after admission, and 12 hours after completing the intervention. Participants and their parents will be involved in comfort, anxiety, fear, and sleep evaluations using various scales and wrist actigraphy to monitor sleep patterns. Parental state anxiety and satisfaction with care will also be assessed. The primary outcome is the childs behavioral comfort score measured at specified intervals. The study continues until 12 hours after the intervention, with all assessments closely monitored to evaluate the impact of the comfort intervention compared to standard care.

Comfort Intervention in PICU Children