About this trial
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of an Interactive Digital Art-Based Relaxation Program on physiological parameters, anxiety levels, and emotional distress in children aged 7-12 years receiving care in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Children in the intervention group will receive three short, nurse-guided digital art-based relaxation sessions delivered via tablet, while the control group will receive standard PICU nursing care. Outcomes will be assessed using physiological measurements and validated psychological assessment tools before and after the intervention.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
• Be between 7 and 12 years of age
Be conscious and able to respond to commands
Not be receiving sedative/analgesic infusion or be at minimal sedation level (RASS ≥ -1)
Have been monitored in intensive care for at least 24 hours
Disqualifiers
Severe neurological deficit or motor impairment
Severe pain, delirium, or agitation
Severe psychiatric diagnosis or requirement for high-dose sedation
Being in the terminal phase
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Interactive Digital Art-Based Relaxation Program