Trial reportJournal of pediatric psychology2011
The effects of interactive and passive distraction on cold pressor pain in preschool-aged children.
Trial report in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04414501 (A Comparison of Virtual Reality Headset and Touch Screen Tablet for Minimizing Anxiety During Separation From Caregiver and Induction of Anesthesia in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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A Comparison of Virtual Reality Headset and Touch Screen Tablet for Minimizing Anxiety During Separation From Caregiver and Induction of Anesthesia in Children
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluation of Salivary Alpha Amylase as a Noninvasive Biomarker in Dental Apprehension in Children: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Application of animated cartoons in reducing the pain of dressing changes in children with burn injuries.International journal of burns and trauma · 2018Article
- Effect of Playing Interactive Computer Game on Distress of Insulin Injection Among Type 1 Diabetic Children.Iranian journal of pediatrics · 2015Article
- A practical guide and perspectives on the use of experimental pain modalities with children and adolescents.Pain management · 2014Article
- Case study: videogame distraction reduces behavioral distress in a preschool-aged child undergoing repeated burn dressing changes: a single-subject design.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2013Article
- Audiovisual distraction reduces pain perception during aural microsuction.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2013Article
- The Assessment and Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Procedural Pain From Infancy to School Age Through a Developmental Lens: A Synthesis of Evidence With Recommendations.Journal of pediatric nursingReview
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Abstract
objectiveUsing a mixed model design, this study examined the effects of interactive versus passive distraction on healthy preschool-aged children's cold pressor pain tolerance.
methodsSixty-one children aged 3-5 years were randomly assigned to one of the following: interactive distraction, passive distraction, or no distraction control. Participants underwent a baseline cold pressor trial followed by interactive distraction trial, passive distraction trial, or second baseline trial. One or two additional trials followed. Children originally assigned to distraction received the alternate distraction intervention. Controls participated in both interactive and passive distraction trials in counterbalanced order.
resultsParticipants showed significantly higher pain tolerance during both interactive and passive distraction relative to baseline. The two distraction conditions did not differ.
conclusionsInteractive and passive video game distraction appear to be effective for preschool-aged children during laboratory pain exposure. Future studies should examine whether more extensive training would enhance effects of interactive video game distraction.
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