Active vs Passive Distraction on Procedural Pain in the Pediatric Emergency Department
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 2 - 18 |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | June 2013 |
| End Date: | June 2016 |
| Contact: | Lawrence Gray, MD |
| Email: | larrygray@uchicago.edu |
| Phone: | 773-834-8925 |
Impact of Active vs Passive Distraction on Procedural Pain/Distress in the Pediatric Emergency
The investigators proposed study will investigate the efficacy of tablet computer
distraction as an analgesic for the pain associated with various painful procedures in the
emergency department. Since prior studies have shown that distraction by a parent or nurse
can be an effective analgesic, there is reason to believe that tablet computer distraction
will similarly reduce pain. Participants in the control group will receive a cartoon on the
TV monitor in the patient room, while participants in the study group will receive a more
immersive distraction of playing a game or watching a cartoon (for children too young to
play a game) on a tablet computer. Data from this study will help inform best practices for
administering painful procedures in a way that minimizes pain.
distraction as an analgesic for the pain associated with various painful procedures in the
emergency department. Since prior studies have shown that distraction by a parent or nurse
can be an effective analgesic, there is reason to believe that tablet computer distraction
will similarly reduce pain. Participants in the control group will receive a cartoon on the
TV monitor in the patient room, while participants in the study group will receive a more
immersive distraction of playing a game or watching a cartoon (for children too young to
play a game) on a tablet computer. Data from this study will help inform best practices for
administering painful procedures in a way that minimizes pain.
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy pediatric patients in the University of Chicago emergency department who are
undergoing insertion of a peripheral intravenous line, intramuscular injection,
fingerstick, subcutaneous injection, laceration repair (sutures, tissue adhesive, and
staples), nail avulsion, or abscess incision and drainage.
Exclusion Criteria:
Non-English speaking, over the age of 18 trauma, have come in for asthma-related
complaints, are being resuscitated, are neurosurgical/neurology/seizure patients, or
patients in whom use of distraction would interfere with the procedure
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