The Effect of Three Methods Used in Reducing Pain During Dressing Change

Melike Yilmaz Akdag30 enrolled

Overview

This randomized controlled study aims to determine the effect of listening to music (LM), ball squeezing (BS), and performing mathematical operations (MO) in reducing the pain experienced during the first dressing in children aged 8-18 with appendectomy.

The sample of the study consisted of 120 children (LM:30, BS:30, MO:30, control:30). A minute before dressing and during dressing, the children in the LM group listened to music, the children in the SB group squeezed the ball, the children in the MO group performed mathematical operations.According to the child, parent, and nurse assessment, it was determined that the mean pain score of the children in the LM and MO groups was lower than that of the BS group and control groups (p\< .05).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

mathematical operationsBEHAVIORAL

Prepared by the researchers, the form involved mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The difficulty level of the mathematical operations in the form was determined by age groups of children. Accordingly, mathematical operations were divided into 3 groups primary school, secondary school and high school levels.

ball squeezingBEHAVIORAL

For the children in the BS group, a softball that could fit in the palm and be easily squeezed by the child was used.

listening to musicBEHAVIORAL

Children were allowed to listen to music with headphones during dressing changes.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Consisted of the child and parent's consent to participate in the study, * The child and parent's speaking Turkish at the level of native speaker, * The child's being 8-18 years old and undergoing appendectomy, * Being the body temperature of the child in the normal level (36.5-37.2⁰C), * The child's not having intense nausea and vomiting, * The child's not having any physical, intellectual or neurological disability that would affect his/her participation. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a mental or neurological disability * Children with hearing and vision impairment

Locations (1)

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comparison of Pain Scores pre-dressing

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

Time frame: 60 seconds

Comparison of Pain Scores During Dressing

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

Time frame: 60 seconds

Comparison of Pain Scores post-Dressing

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used for determine pain level in this research. Scale got 0 to 10 points (0 (Good) to 10 (Bad)).

Time frame: 60 seconds

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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