A Distraction Protocol for Peripheral Intravenous (IV) Placement in the Pediatric Emergency Department
| Status: | Terminated |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Pain, Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 4 - 9 |
| Updated: | 11/22/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 2009 |
| End Date: | May 2010 |
A Distraction Protocol for Peripheral IV Placement in the Pediatric Emergency Department
This is a randomized, controlled trial of a distraction protocol for peripheral intravenous
line placement in the pediatric emergency department. Patients and parents will be randomized
to one of two interventions: routine care or a teaching session about the cognitive technique
known as distraction. The study seeks to enroll children ages 4-9, who are cognitively
normal, who are without significant chronic medical illness, who are receiving intravenous
line placement as part of routine care in the pediatric emergency department. Study
investigators hypothesize that patients in the intervention group will report less pain than
patients in the control group.
line placement in the pediatric emergency department. Patients and parents will be randomized
to one of two interventions: routine care or a teaching session about the cognitive technique
known as distraction. The study seeks to enroll children ages 4-9, who are cognitively
normal, who are without significant chronic medical illness, who are receiving intravenous
line placement as part of routine care in the pediatric emergency department. Study
investigators hypothesize that patients in the intervention group will report less pain than
patients in the control group.
Routine care patients will have intravenous lines placed in the usual manner.
Intervention patient families will have a teaching session about distraction techniques, and
distraction will be used during the intravenous line placement.
Intervention patient families will have a teaching session about distraction techniques, and
distraction will be used during the intravenous line placement.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 4 - 9
- Requiring IV placement for medical care in emergency department
- Child cognitively normal
Exclusion Criteria:
- No significant chronic medical conditions
- No IV in past 3 years
We found this trial at
1
site
225 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 227-4000
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children
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