Using calming techniques to reduce children's pain and fear
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer, Immune system & allergy, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests simple, non-drug methods—like virtual reality and guided imagery (imagining a calm scene)—to help reduce children's pain and fear during medical procedures. It's for children aged 8 to 14 who understand Turkish and have not recently taken pain medication.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 8 and 14 years old.
- Both you and your child must agree to take part, and you both must speak Turkish as your first language.
- Your child must not have taken any pain medicine, fever reducer, or anti-inflammatory drug in the last 6 hours.
- Your child cannot have vision, hearing, or speech problems, or a condition that makes it hard to use virtual reality glasses or headphones.
- Your child must not be allergic to strawberries, be afraid of forests or squirrels, or have a condition causing chronic pain.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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