Using a Stress Ball on Fear, Anxiety, Pain, and Satisfaction During Allergy Testing

Sponsor
Tarsus University
Study ID
NCT07750236
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Child Allergy
  • Fear
  • Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
4 Years - 10 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • cartoon-watching group — OTHER
    Children in this group will engage in passive distraction by watching cartoons.
  • stress ball group — OTHER
    Children in this group will engage in active physical distraction by using a stress ball.

Study Details

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate and compare the effects of watching cartoons and using a stress ball on levels of fear, anxiety, pain, and satisfaction among 90 children aged 4-10 undergoing skin prick testing at the Pediatric Allergy Outpatient Clinic of Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital. Participants will be randomly allocated via a computer algorithm into three equal groups ($n = 30$ each): a cartoon-watching intervention group, a stress ball intervention group, and a control group receiving routine pediatric care. Data will be gathered using a Demographic Information Form, the Children's Fear Scale, the Children's Anxiety Scale-State, the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, and a Child Satisfaction Form at three time points-2 minutes prior to the test, immediately after the procedure, and at the 15th-minute post-test evaluation-through child, parent, and observer nurse assessments.

Key Dates

First listed
Aug 6, 2026
Start date
Aug 10, 2026
Status verified
Aug 2026
Primary completion
Apr 10, 2027
Completion
May 10, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: cartoon-watching group
    Children in this group will engage in passive distraction by watching cartoons.
  • Experimental: stress ball group
    Children in this group will engage in active physical distraction by using a stress ball.
  • No Intervention: control group
    Children in this group will receive the standard clinical care provided by the outpatient clinic without any specific non-pharmacological distraction interventions.

Primary Outcome Measure

anxiety level [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]

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