Effects of Liquid Hourglass and Spiky Ball on Pain, Fear, Anxiety and Emotional Manifestations

This research will be conducted as a pre-test-post-test parallel group randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effects of liquid hourglass and spiky ball applied during venous blood collection on pain, fear, anxiety and emotional indicators in children aged 4-6. Research Hypotheses H1: The mean pain scores of children in the liquid hourglass group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group. H2: The mean fear scores of children in the liquid hourglass group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group. H3: The mean anxiety scores of children in the liquid hourglass rod group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group. H4: The mean emotional indicator scores of children in the liquid hourglass rod group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group. H5: The mean pain scores of children in the spiky ball group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group. H6: The mean fear scores of children in the spiky ball group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group. H7: The mean anxiety scores of children in the spiky ball group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group. H8: The mean emotional indicator scores of children in the spiky ball group are lower than the mean scores of children in the control group.

NCT Number	NCT06994637
Lead Sponsor	Hakkari Universitesi
Conditions	Pain, Anxiety and Fear, Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Enrollment	120 participants
Start Date	2025-10-01
Primary Completion	2025-11-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-11-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-02-11