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

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Conditions studied: Child Allergy, Anxiety, Fear, Pain

In brief

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 facts

Study ID

NCT07750236

Run by

Tarsus University

People needed

90

Starts

2026-08-10

Expected to finish

2027-05-10

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-06

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 4-10 years
• Undergoing an allergy test for the first time
• Voluntary participation by both the child and the parent

You may not qualify if…

• The child must not have taken any medication prior to the skin test
• The child must have a visual, hearing, or intellectual disability
• The child must have a physical condition that would prevent them from using the stress ball

Where it is running

• Tarsus University — Tarsus, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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