Drawing, stories, or toy masks: a trial tests whether fun can tame kids' fear of nebulizer treatment

This trial tests whether distraction techniques—like drawing, reading a story, watching a cartoon, or using a toy nebulizer and mask—can lower fear and anxiety in children aged 3 to 6 during inhalation therapy for respiratory infections. Children are randomly assigned to one of three groups: standard nebulizer plus a distraction activity, a toy nebulizer with a toy mask, or standard care alone. The goal is to see if these simple, playful approaches make treatment less stressful.