🌐 EnglishEN

AI Cure is a research tool showing open data. Not medical advice. Discuss with your doctor. Terms

← Trials
🧪

A Handheld Tool for Active Distraction of Children and Adolescents During Painful Procedures

RecruitingNAAges 8 Years - 15 YearsAllHaukeland University Hospital
NCT06984939 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
💬

In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the handheld device Grasp, works to reduce pain and distress during small procedures involving a needle prick in children and adolescents. The main question it aims to answer is: Does repetitive squeezing of the Grasp device during the painful procedure affect self-reported pain and distress? Researchers will compare using the Grasp device during procedures where children and adolescent are having a needle prick (venous puncture, insertion of a peripheral venous catheter, local anesthetic injection before dental treatment) with standard care, to see if Grasp works to reduce pain and distress. Participants will: * Use Grasp or standard care during procedures involving a needle prick * Report pain and distress on a paper form before and after the procedure

Sign in to get the eligibility rules as simple questions to take to your doctor.

Sign in
📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Written consent has been obtained from the parents or legal guardians. * Age 8-15 years old One of the following: 1. Attend the Child and Youth Clinic at Haukeland University Hospital for peripheral venous cannula insertion 2. Attend the Helsebanken in Øystese for blood sampling 3. Attend TKVestland for planned dental treatment involving local anesthesia administered via injection (needle) 4. Admitted to the Child and Youth Clinic at Haukeland University Hospital for the first time due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, requiring frequent blood glucose measurements and insulin injections. Exclusion Criteria: * Moderate to severe intellectual disability * Impaired vision or hearing * Does not understand the Norwegian language * General condition affected by illness * Anticipated use of sedation during the procedure (e.g., Midazolam) * Previous participation in this study
💊

What it tests

  • Grasp
📍

Where

1 site
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
🛡️

AI Cure shows public evidence (Open Targets, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, openFDA, DepMap, AlphaFold) with its source, and AI summaries that cite it — not medical advice and not a cure. Treatment decisions belong with your doctor. Research ideas are shared only with approved researchers and labs, who can test them. In an emergency call your local emergency number (112 in India and Europe, 911 in the US). AI Cure Terms of Use · Privacy