Effect of Cough Trick Method and Pinwheel Blowing in Blood Collection

NCT06230601 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024/ 01-50
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 105
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to examine the effect of the cough trick method and pinwheel blowing on the severity of pain during blood collection in school-age children.The study will be conducted with children aged 6-12 years who are subjected to blood tests by a pediatrician."Descriptive Questionnaire", "Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)", "FLACC Pain Rating Scale" and "Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBFPRS)" will be used to collect data.The data will be uploaded to the computer and coded by the researchers, and the data will be evaluated in the SPSS package program.The sociodemographic data of the children participating in the study will be given as numbers and percentage distributions. Appropriate tests will be used by analyzing the data for normal distribution. The statistical significance level of the study was determined as p\< 0.05. In addition, at the end of the research, the status of working with sufficient sample size will be tested with post-hoc power analysis.

Conditions

Child Development; Nursing Care; Pain

Keywords

children; nurse; blood collection; pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Numerical Pain Scale

  This method, which is aimed at determining the severity of pain, aims to explain the patient's pain in numbers. Absence of pain (0) is evaluated as unbearable pain (10) on numerical scales.

  1 day

Study Arms (3)

experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

cough trick method will be used in the blood collection process from the children in the experimental group.

Other: Cough Trick Method

Active comprator

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Pinwheel Blowing method will be used in the blood collection process from the children in the experimental group.

Other: Pinwheel Blowing method

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Routine application of the unit will be made

Interventions

Cough Trick Method OTHER

During the Blood Collection Procedure in School-Age Children, one group will use the Cough Trick Method

Also known as: Pinwheel Blowing Method

experimental group

Pinwheel Blowing method OTHER

Pinwheel Blowing method

Active comprator

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• School age children ages 6-12.
• Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIC) application was performed by the same nurse (with at least 5 years of experience).
• Able to express himself/herself verbally
• No visual or auditory problems

You may not qualify if:

• Children who received tropical anesthetic before the procedure
• Children whose first attempt to draw blood was unsuccessful
• Children who have taken analgesic medication within 24 hours before blood sampling
• Children with a body temperature of 37.5 ºC and above, mental or neurological disorders, a medical history of fainting or chronic diseases requiring frequent blood sampling, and those who have previously undergone surgery will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Firat University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fırat Univesity

Elâzığ, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Merter OS, Sengul ZK, Oguz R. Effects of blowing pinwheel and cough trick on pain in 6- to 12-year-old children during venipuncture: A randomized controlled trial. J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 Jul-Aug;83:30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.023. Epub 2025 Apr 24.

  PMID: 40279824 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Zeynep KİSECİK ŞENGÜL

  Kirikkale Universty

  STUDY CHAIR

• Rüveyda OĞUZ

  Firat University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2024
• First Posted: January 30, 2024
• Study Start: February 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2024
• Study Completion: March 15, 2024
• Last Updated: July 11, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)