[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100625070":3},{"organization":4,"outcomesModule":7,"designInfo":19,"detailedDescription":25,"studyPopulation":18,"armGroups":26,"interventions":38,"overallOfficials":48,"centralContacts":53,"locations":58,"responsibleParty":72,"collaborators":18,"id":75,"slug":76,"hasResults":77,"nctId":78,"briefTitle":79,"officialTitle":80,"acronym":18,"eligibilityCriteria":81,"healthyVolunteers":77,"sex":82,"minAge":83,"maxAge":84,"enrollmentInfo":85,"targetDuration":18,"studyType":88,"phases":89,"briefSummary":91,"conditions":92,"keywords":94,"overallStatus":96,"whyStopped":18,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":97,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":98,"startDateStruct":101,"completionDateStruct":103,"leadSponsor":105,"locationsCount":106},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"University of Baghdad","OTHER",{"primaryOutcomes":8,"secondaryOutcomes":13,"otherOutcomes":18},[9],{"measure":10,"description":11,"timeFrame":12},"Analogue Scale (VAS) Pain Score (0-10; higher scores = worse pain)","Child rates pain intensity (0-10 cm scale) immediately after needle insertion","0-30 seconds post - venipuncture",[14],{"measure":15,"description":16,"timeFrame":17},"Nurse-Observed Anxiety Level (1-5 scale; higher = worse)","Child anxiety assessed by nurse observer rating (1-5 scale)","During venipuncture procedure",null,{"allocation":20,"interventionModel":21,"interventionModelDescription":18,"primaryPurpose":22,"observationalModel":18,"timePerspective":18,"maskingInfo":23},"RANDOMIZED","PARALLEL","TREATMENT",{"masking":24,"maskingDescription":18,"whoMasked":18},"NONE","This study compares two distraction methods (cartoon projection vs. ball squeezing) to reduce venipuncture pain in children aged 4-12 years.\n\n120 children will be randomized 1:1 to receive either immersive cartoon videos or tactile stress ball distraction during routine blood draws at Karbala Pediatric Hospital.\n\nPain intensity (primary outcome) will be assessed using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS, 0-10; higher=worse) immediately post-procedure.\n\nThe study protocol received ethical approval from University of Baghdad College of Nursing (No. 77, Jan 29, 2026).",[27,34],{"label":28,"type":29,"description":30,"interventionNames":31},"Cartoon Projection Arm","EXPERIMENTAL","Children receive immersive cartoon projection distraction during venipuncture",[32,33],"Behavioral: Cartoon Projection Distraction","Behavioral: ball squeezing distraction",{"label":35,"type":29,"description":36,"interventionNames":37},"ball squeezing arm","Children aged 4-12 years receive ball squeezing distraction during venipuncture",[33],[39,44],{"type":40,"name":41,"description":42,"armGroupLabels":43,"otherNames":18},"BEHAVIORAL","Cartoon Projection Distraction","Immersive cartoon videos during venipuncture'",[28],{"type":40,"name":45,"description":46,"armGroupLabels":47,"otherNames":18},"ball squeezing distraction","Stress ball squeezing during venipuncture'",[28,35],[49],{"name":50,"affiliation":51,"role":52},"Enas Ahmed, PhD Student","University of Baghdad College of Nursing","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[54],{"name":50,"role":55,"phone":56,"phoneExt":18,"email":57},"CONTACT","07806370150","ienas.ahmed1204a@conursing.uobaghdad.edu.iq",[59],{"facility":60,"status":18,"city":61,"state":62,"zip":63,"country":64,"countryCode":65,"cosmosGeoPoint":66,"geoPoint":71,"contacts":18},"Karbala Pediatric Teaching Hospital Al-Hussein Medical City Karbala, Iraq","Karbala","Karbala Governorate","0694","Iraq","IQ",{"type":67,"coordinates":68},"Point",[69,70],44.02488,32.61603,{"lat":70,"lon":69},{"type":52,"investigatorFullName":73,"investigatorTitle":74,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":18,"oldOrganization":18},"Enas Ahmed Abdul Kareem","Principal Investigator","100625070","effect-of-cartoon-projection-and-ball-squeezing-on-pain-during-venipuncture-in-children-100625070",false,"NCT07417852","Effect of Cartoon Projection and Ball Squeezing on Pain During Venipuncture in Children","Effect of Immersive Cartoon Projection and Ball Squeezing on Pain During Venipuncture Among Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Children aged 4-12 years\n* Requiring venipuncture for routine blood testing\n* Able to watch cartoon video during procedure\n* Parental consent obtained\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Developmental delay preventing cooperation\n* Severe anxiety disorder\n* Visual impairment\n* Non-English\u002FArabic speaking parents","ALL","2 Years","12 Years",{"count":86,"type":87},120,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[90],"NA","The goal of this clinical trial is to learn which distraction method works better to reduce needle pain in children aged 4-12 years during blood draws.\n\nThe main questions it aims to answer are:\n\n* Does watching cartoon videos lower children's pain more than squeezing a stress ball?\n* Which method do parents prefer for their children?\n\n  120 children will be randomly assigned to watch cartoons or squeeze a ball while nurses draw blood. 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