The Effect of a Guessing Game on Fear, Pain, and Emotional State During Blood Collection in Children Aged 6-12

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-12
SponsorDokuz Eylul University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a guessing game on fear, pain and emotional state during blood collection in children aged 6-12 years.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Being between 6 and 12 years of age

Not having a previous diagnosis of a serious hematological/psychiatric disease

The child and parent must be willing to participate in the study

Being able to speak and understand Turkish

Disqualifiers

Having received sedation, analgesics, or anxiolytic medication during the procedure

Having a visual/hearing impairment

Having previously undergone an invasive procedure on the same day

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • I Wonder What I Am Play

    Behavioral

    I Wonder What I Am: This is a board game designed to help children over the age of four develop mental, cognitive, and language skills. The game consists of colorful cards with objects (animals, objects, vehicles, etc.) and a tool for placing them on the head. This tool begins with placing the object card to be guessed in the appropriate location, unseen by anyone else, and explaining the object's characteristics, followed by questions.

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Pain assessment will be measured using a pain scale. The scale is scored from 0 to 10. The higher the score, the greater the pain.

Time frame
Months 1-2 of the study
2

Fear assessment will be measured using a fear scale. The scale is scored from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate higher fear.

Time frame
Months 1-2 of the study
3

Emotional outlook assessment will be measured using the Emotional State Scale. The scale is scored from 5 to 25. Higher scores indicate higher negative emotional states.

Time frame
Months 1-2 of the study

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

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