The Effect of Music Videos on Pain Intensity in Children with Leukemia during Lumbar Puncture and Bone Marrow Aspiration

Background and Objective: The present study was designed to investigate the effect of music videos on pain intensity in children with leukemia during lumbar puncture and bone marrow aspiration. Materials and Methods: The present study was a randomized clinical trial (RCT) conducted on ۶۰ children with leukemia referred to Mohammad Kermanshahi Hospital during lumbar puncture and bone marrow aspiration. Eligible children were randomly divided into two intervention groups (n = ۳۰) and control groups (n = ۳۰). In the intervention group, ۱۵ domestically licensed pop video clips were displayed on a tablet ۲ minutes before the start and end of the injections, corresponding to different injection durations. In the control group, the procedure was performed according to the usual procedure. Then, in both groups, pain intensity was measured and recorded ۳۰ minutes before the injection, immediately after the injection, and ۳۰ minutes after the injection. SPSS۲۴ software was used to analyze the data, and a significance level of less than ۰.۰۵ was considered. Results: The results of the present study showed that the two intervention and control groups did not have a statistically significant difference in terms of baseline variables of age, gender, parental education, place of residence, parental occupation, type of surgery, and duration of treatment (P-Value>۰.۰۵). The results showed that the average pain intensity at different time points in the two intervention and control groups was statistically significantly different, so that at all time points the average pain intensity in the intervention group was lower than the control group (P-Value<۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: The present study showed that music videos can be effective in reducing the pain intensity of children with leukemia during lumbar puncture and bone marrow aspiration, so the researchers of this study recommend its prescription to reduce pain in these children.

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Music video ، leukemia ، child ، lumbar puncture ، bone marrow aspiration