Clinical Trial: Three Distraction Techniques for Pain and Anxiety in Children During Allergy Skin Prick Testing

U.S., Sept. 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07796087) titled 'Three Distraction Techniques for Pain and Anxiety in Children During Allergy Skin Prick Testing' on Aug. 24.

Brief Summary: This randomized controlled trial compared three distraction techniques-animated cartoons, DistrACTION(R) Cards, and interactive video games-with standard care for reducing procedural pain and anxiety in children aged 6-10 years undergoing allergy skin prick testing. A total of 161 children were randomly assigned to four groups. Pain was rated by the child, a parent, and the researcher with the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale during and after the procedure, and anxiety was rated by the parent and the research...