Animated Video and Associated Pain and Anxiety Reduction, Following Pin Removal Post-supracondylar Fracture Fixation

ConditionsSupracondylar Fractures Fracture Fixation Pain Severity Anxiety

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age4-12

SponsorLiaquat National Hospital & Medical College

About this trial

Assessing the reduction in pain and anxiety by the use of showing an animated video of the procedure, among pediatric patients undergoing pin removal after fixation of supracondylar fractures.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with supracondylar fractures operated on for percutaneous K-wire fixation.

Age between 4 to 12 years

Disqualifiers

Any syndromic patients

Patients having any visual or cognitive disability

Patients having any pre-operative or post-operative complications before pin removal.

Patients undergoing the procedure under general anesthesia.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

K-wire removal with animated procedure video being shown to the patient during its performance.
K-wire removal without animated procedure video being shown to the patient during its performance.

Treatment groups

120 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov