Impact of Art Therapy on Self-Reported Pain and Anxiety Scores of Patients Waiting to Be Seen in the Emergency Department
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Nature Coloring Packet, Geometric Shape Coloring Packet, Activity Book, Blank Paper and Pencil.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anxiety, Pain. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
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.
Interventions
- Behavioral Nature Coloring Packet
Coloring packet containing nature scenes - Behavioral Geometric Shape Coloring Packet
Coloring packet containing geometric shapes - Behavioral Activity Book
Pages containing word searches, connect the dots, etc. - Behavioral Blank Paper and Pencil
Blank sheets of paper and a pencil.
Primary outcome measures
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) Score [Time frame: 8 hours]
- Numerical Pain Score [Time frame: 8 hours]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Color Selection [Time frame: 8 hours]
- Patient impression of activities [Time frame: 8 hours]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Triage Pain Score > 3
- Age >18
- Able to provide informed consent
- English-speaking
- without concern for aggressive behavior
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 15
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) Score > 6
Exclusion criteria
- Concern for aggression risk, including active concern for suicidal or homicidal ideations
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <15
- triage acuity requiring critical care evaluation
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Stony Brook University Hospital — Stony Brook
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05540106 · 2022-00088