Trial reportScientific reports2025
Pinwheel blowing and stress ball squeezing reduce children's pain and anxiety during intravenous catheterization in a randomized controlled trial.
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- The effect of the liquid motion bubbler timer soothing sensory toy on children's fear and anxiety levels during blood sampling: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
- Effect of stress-ball play on pain and physiological responses during port-a-cath needle insertion in children undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
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Abstract
Intravenous catheter insertion is the most common procedure in the hospital setting and causes significant pain and anxiety for hospitalized children. This randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effects of stress ball squeezing and pinwheel blowing on pain and anxiety levels during intravenous catheter insertion in hospitalized school-aged children. Ninety children aged 6-12 years admitted to the pediatric wards of Namazi Hospital in Shiraz, Iran, between May and September 2024, were randomly assigned to three groups: a stress ball group, a pinwheel group, and a control group. Pain and anxiety were assessed before, during, and after the procedure using the Oucher Pain Scale and the Venham Picture Test (VPT), respectively. The pinwheel group reported the lowest mean pain score (8.0 ± 11.3), followed by the stress ball group (14.5 ± 14.9) and control group (50.5 ± 34.6), with statistically significant differences (p < 0.05). Similarly, anxiety scores were lowest in the pinwheel group (0.7 ± 1.1), compared to the stress ball group (1.0 ± 1.2) and the control group (4.9 ± 2.8) (p < 0.05). Both interventions were effective, but pinwheel blowing showed greater reductions in pain and is recommended as a simple, low-cost distraction method.
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