Child's Interaction With a Social Robot During Dressing

Ondokuz Mayıs University60 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this randomized controlled trial, consisting of 30 experimental and 30 control groups, was to examine the effect of a child's interaction with a social robot during wound dressing on their fear and pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Wound Care Children Pain Management Distraction Methods Distraction Fear Anxiety Fear

Interventions

Social RobotDEVICE

In the intervention group, the child interacts with the social robot through wound dressing, and fear and pain scales are completed by the child, parent, and researcher before and after the procedure.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 10 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria 1. The children should be between 5 and 10 years old. 2. The child must have come to the emergency room for initial wound dressing. 3. The child and parent must be able to speak and understand Turkish. 4. The children must not have received any analgesics in the last four hours. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The child does not apply for their first dressing change, 2. The child is not between 5-10 years old, 3. The child has a mental, visual, or hearing impairment, 4. The child has received any analgesic within the last four hours, 5. An analgesic-containing ointment has been applied before the dressing change.

Locations (1)

Çorum Osmancık Esentepe neighbourhood destan street no 8

Çorum, Osmancık, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Children's Fear during wound care

In the intervention group, the child interacts with the social robot during wound dressing, and fear scales are completed by the child, parent, and researcher before and after the procedure. ''The Child Fear Scale'' is designed for children aged 5-10 years. This scale uses a 0-4 rating system, representing five different facial expressions ranging from a blank expression (0=no anxiety) to a frightened face (4=severe anxiety). 0 indicates no anxiety, 1 mild anxiety, 2 moderate anxiety, 3 anxiety, and 4 severe anxiety.

Time frame: 3 months

Children's Pain during wound care

In the intervention group, the child interacts with a social robot during wound dressing, and pain scales are completed by the child, parent, and researcher before and after the procedure. ''The WongBaker Facial Pain Scale'' is used for children aged 3 to 18 years. It consists of six different facial expressions, starting with a smiling face and ending with a crying face. The pain level corresponding to the faces on the scale is explained to the child: "Face 0" indicates no pain and is very happy. "Face 2" has some pain. "Face 4" has some more pain. "Face 6" has more pain. "Face 8" has very much pain. "Face 10" has unbearable pain.

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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