Using a kaleidoscope to reduce pain in children with burn injuries

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a non-electronic distraction method, specifically a kaleidoscope, to alleviate acute pain in pediatric patients aged 7-12 years undergoing dressing changes for partial thickness burn injuries. Conducted in resource-scarce settings, the randomized controlled trial will compare the pain levels of children using the kaleidoscope against a control group receiving standard care without distraction. The aim is to provide a simple, cost-effective tool for pain management in environments where medication and advanced equipment are limited.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Pediatric patients between the age of 7 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;
* Type of burn injury: partial thickness burns with a burned area not greater than 10% at the moment of the first dressing change measurement as part of this research

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who received split skin grafts for their burns;
* Patients on sedatives or anti-epileptics;
* The use of pain-relieving medication other than paracetamol or ibuprofen;
* Painful additional injuries other than the burn injury;
* Patients who are nursed in isolation;
* 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);
* Retrospective exclusion if the patient in the intervention group did not look through the kaleidoscope for more than 50% of the procedure time.

Where it's running

• Ngwelezana Hospital
  Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Måns Muhrbeck Senior surgical consultant, MD, PhD
• Email: mans.muhrbeck@liu.se
• Phone: 46-703338852

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.