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Impact of Art Therapy on Self-Reported Pain and Anxiety Scores of Patients Waiting to Be Seen in the Emergency Department
Led by Stony Brook University · Updated on 2026-03-03
168
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
226 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of this research is to assess the effects of engaging in coloring activities on patients' self-reported pain and anxiety scores while they wait to be seen by a physician in an emergency department (ED). The current literature on patient visits in the ED highlights the significance of anxiety, stress, and frustration in patient experiences, especially when accounting for long wait times before the physician-patient encounter. The study will address this common problem by looking at the potential impact of nature-themed or geometric shape coloring activities on the ED patient experience as it relates to self-reported anxiety and pain scores. Given that long wait times are increasingly being reported across the country, this study may offer a possible meaningful low-budget, low-resource intervention which could be offered to patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Impact of Art Therapy on Self-Reported Pain and Anxiety Scores of Patients Waiting to Be Seen in the Emergency Department
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Triage Pain Score > 3
- Age over 18 years
- Able to provide informed consent
- English-speaking
- No concern for aggressive behavior
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 15
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) Score > 6
You will not qualify if you...
- Concern for aggression risk, including active concern for suicidal or homicidal ideations
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) less than 15
- Triage acuity requiring critical care evaluation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
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Research Team
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Lauren M Maloney, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
4
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