Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Distraction As Multimodal Pain Management

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Conditions:

Pain, Acute

Burns

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial will be performed at the Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South Africa. Paediatric patients between the age of 5-12 years with minor and superficial partial thickness burn...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pediatric patients between the age of 5 and 12 years old with burn injuries requiring dressing changes in the outpatient clinic, who in regular practice (non-research setting) would not receive any analgesics other than paracetamol or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID);
  • Superficial partial thickness burns \< 5% TBSA (total body surface area) at the time of injury
  • Only the first change of dressing is included

Exclusion

  • Patients who underwent split skin grafts for their burns;
  • Patients on sedatives or anti-epileptics;
  • The use of pain-relieving medication other than paracetamol or NSAIDs;
  • If it is the patient's second presentation to Ngwelezana hospital's outpatient burns department
  • Painful additional injuries other than the burn injury;
  • Physical or mental impairments which make it impossible to adequately comply with the trial protocol. For example, visual impairments, impaired ability to communicate, psychological comorbidities, and burns that limit the use of a kaleidoscope (facial burns or burns to both hands)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

126 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06591195

Start Date

October 1 2024

End Date

October 1 2026

Last Update

September 19 2024

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