Cartoon Watching Versus Ball Squeezing During Venous Blood Sampling in Children

This single-center, parallel-group, randomized experimental study will compare the effects of two non-pharmacological distraction/coping interventions - cartoon watching and ball squeezing - on procedural pain and pain-related fear during venous blood sampling in children aged 6-9 years. The study will be conducted in the Pediatric Blood Collection Unit of Mersin University Hospital. Eligible children will be randomized to either the cartoon-watching group or the ball-squeezing group. Pain will be assessed using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, and pain-related fear will be assessed using the Children's Fear Scale before, during, and after venous blood sampling. Hypotheses * H1a: There is a difference between groups in mean WB-FACES scores during the procedure. * H1b: There is a difference between groups in mean CFS scores during the procedure.

NCT Number	NCT07669948
Lead Sponsor	Mersin University
Conditions	Procedural Pain, Pain-related Fear
Enrollment	68 participants
Start Date	2026-06-21
Primary Completion	2026-07-21 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-07-21 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-22