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The Effect of ShotBlocker and Finger Puppet on Pain and Fear During Blood Drawing in Children

No phase Interventional Pain Fear Blood Sampling Children

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Distraction techniques, Distraction techniques.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Pain, Fear, Blood Sampling, Children. Basic parameters: 5 years — 10 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
Turkey (Türkiye)
Next step
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Official title

The Effect of ShotBlocker and Finger Puppet on Pain and Fear During Blood Drawing in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

Blood sampling can cause pain, anxiety, and fear in children. Such negative experiences may cause the child to develop negative attitudes toward treatment and care procedures. Distraction techniques, which are among non-pharmacological methods, are used to reduce pain, fear, and anxiety by diverting attention away from pain and directing it toward another interesting stimulus. ShotBlocker and finger puppets are one of these techniques. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ShotBlocker and finger puppets in reducing pain and fear in children aged 5-10 years during blood sampling in the pediatric blood sampling unit.

Interventions

  • Other Distraction techniques
    Distraction techniques such as Shotblocker, which are among non-pharmacological methods, are used to reduce pain, fear, and anxiety by diverting attention away from pain and directing it toward another interesting stimulus. Once the children in the Shotblocker group sit down in the blood draw chair, the specified procedure will be applied before the blood drawing begins.
  • Other Distraction techniques
    Distraction techniques such as Finger Puppet, which are among non-pharmacological methods, are used to reduce pain, fear, and anxiety by diverting attention away from pain and directing it toward another interesting stimulus. Once the children in the Finger Puppet group sit down in the blood draw chair, the specified procedure will be applied before the blood drawing begins.

Primary outcome measures

  • Primary Outcome Measure [Time frame: Time frame is up to 12 moths. From October 01 2025 to October 01 2026.]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
  • Randomization [Time frame: Time frame is up to 15 minutes.]
  • Data Collection Tools [Time frame: Time frame is up to 15 minutes.]
  • Children's Fear Scale (CFS) [Time frame: Time frame is up to 10 minutes.]
  • Wong-Baker FACES (WB-FACES) Pain Rating Scale [Time frame: Time frame is up to 10 minutes.]
  • ShotBlocker [Time frame: Time frame is up to 5 minutes.]
  • Finger Puppet [Time frame: Time frame is up to 5 minutes.]
  • Data Collection [Time frame: Time frame is up to 15 minutes.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Being between 5 and 10 years old
  • Not having chronic pain
  • Not using sedative/anticonvulsant/analgesic medication
  • Not having a mental or neurological disability
  • Blood collection should be performed by the same nurse

Exclusion criteria

  • Having chronic pain
  • Using sedative/anticonvulsant/analgesic medication
  • Having a mental or neurological disability

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
Double blind
Primary purpose
Health services research

Study locations

Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
  • Abant Izzet Baysal University — Bolu

Publications

  • Dinc F, Kurt A, Gunes San E. The effect of three different methods on pain and anxiety in children during blood sampling procedure in pediatric emergency department: Finger puppet, abeslang puzzle, pinwheel. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Nov-Dec;79:e203-e212. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.10.023. Epub 2024 Oct 24. PMID 39448323

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07654192 · AIBU-SBF-CC-01

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗