Parrot Therapy on Pain During Venous Blood Collection in Individuals With Chronic Diseases

NCT07241780 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RCS02072024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 240
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted to comparatively evaluate the effectiveness of live parrot, robotic parrot, and parrot picture therapies on pain during venipuncture in adults with chronic illness.

Conditions

Pain; Chronic Disease

Keywords

Chronic disease; Pain management; Pet therapy; Venipuncture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual Analogue Scale

  The visual analogue scale is used to assess the intensity of pain experienced by individuals during acute pain. The scale consists of a vertical or horizontal line measuring 10 centimeter/100 millimeter in length, ranging from 0 points = no pain to 10 points = unbearable pain. In this project, it was used twice on each participant to determine their pain level before and during venipuncture.

  Day 1

Study Arms (4)

Live Parrot Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Before the venipuncture procedure began in the venipuncture unit, a nurse who was unaware of the details of the study (to prevent bias) administered the "Structured Patient Information Form" and "Visual Analogue Scale" to the patients. After the patient's venous blood was drawn by another nurse, the "Visual Analogue Scale " was administered again to measure the patients' pain levels during venipuncture.

Other: Live Parrot therapy (Pet therapy)

Robotic Parrot Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Before the venipuncture procedure began in the venipuncture unit, a nurse who was unaware of the details of the study (to prevent bias) administered the "Structured Patient Information Form" and "Visual Analogue Scale" to the patients. After the patient's venous blood was drawn by another nurse, the "Visual Analogue Scale " was administered again to measure the patients' pain levels during venipuncture.

Other: Robotic Parrot therapy (Pet therapy)

Picture Parrot Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Before the venipuncture procedure began in the venipuncture unit, a nurse who was unaware of the details of the study (to prevent bias) administered the "Structured Patient Information Form" and "Visual Analogue Scale" to the patients. After the patient's venous blood was drawn by another nurse, the "Visual Analogue Scale " was administered again to measure the patients' pain levels during venipuncture.

Other: Picture Parrot therapy (Pet therapy)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Before the venipuncture procedure began in the venipuncture unit, a nurse (to prevent bias) who was unaware of the study details administered the "Structured Patient Information Form" and the "Visual Analogue Scale" to the patients. After the patient's venous blood was collected by another nurse, the "Visual Analogue Scale" was administered again to measure the patients' pain levels during venipuncture. No other procedures were performed on these patients besides venipuncture.

Interventions

Live Parrot therapy (Pet therapy) OTHER

During venipuncture, until the procedure was completed, patients interacted with a "Sultan parrot" (watching and talking) for approximately 5 minutes, depending on their group.

Live Parrot Group

Robotic Parrot therapy (Pet therapy) OTHER

During venipuncture, until the procedure was completed, patients interacted with a "robotic parrot" (watching and talking, listening to music) for approximately 5 minutes, depending on their group.

Robotic Parrot Group

Picture Parrot therapy (Pet therapy) OTHER

During venipuncture, until the procedure was completed, patients interacted with a "parrot picture" (examining and looking at pictures) for approximately 5 minutes, depending on their group.

Picture Parrot Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals aged 18 years or older,
• Literate,
• Able to communicate verbally,
• Without vision/hearing/speech problems,
• With at least 6 months of chronic disease,
• With a single venous access point, and who gave consent were included.

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal to give consent,
• Psychiatric diagnosis,
• Hemodynamic instability,
• Presence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Asthma,
• Chronic disease duration of less than 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karadeniz Technical University: lead
• Gümüşhane Universıty: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Gümüşhane University

Gümüşhane, 29600, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain; Chronic Disease; Agnosia

Interventions

Animal Assisted Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 15, 2025
• First Posted: November 21, 2025
• Study Start: July 2, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 9, 2024
• Study Completion: August 22, 2024
• Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)