Medical Clowns for Pediatric Blood Draw
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Anxiety State, Pain, Stress
In brief
The research objective of this proposed clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of a medical clowning intervention for pediatric patients undergoing venipuncture. Efficacy is defined in terms of decreasing anxiety, pain, and crying duration, and increasing the pace and ease of the procedure. The study population includes pediatric patients between the ages of 3 - 11 years who must undergo venipuncture at the LAC + USC Outpatient Clinic. The subjects will be randomized into two groups. The control subjects will receive no intervention during blood draw, while the intervention subjects will receive the medical clown intervention during blood draw. The clowns will interact with one patient at a time, engaging in play with the patient and caretakers during all parts of the procedure. Duration of crying and the duration of the entire procedure, the patient's level of pain and anxiety, the caretaker's level of anxiety, need for restraining devices (papoose) and the efficiency of the procedure will be measured. In order to perform the survey and self-assessment procedures, we will implement the use of measurement scales including a novel "emoji" child distress assessment scale, and a published adult anxiety scale (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y-1). The data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03671317
- Run by
- University of Southern California
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2019-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-12-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-07-31
Who can join
Age: 3 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Children whose treatment includes blood tests in the outpatient blood draw facility at LAC + USC Medical Center.
You may not qualify if…
- Participants will be excluded if they have severe developmental disabilities or are both blind and deaf.
Where it is running
- LAC+USC Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
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