Tablet art therapy tested to soothe anxious kids in intensive care
NCT ID NCT07388485
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a short, nurse-guided digital art program on a tablet can lower anxiety and emotional distress in children aged 7-12 in the pediatric ICU. Sixty children will be randomly assigned to either the art program or standard care. Researchers will measure changes in heart rate, blood pressure, and self-reported feelings before and after the sessions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Interactive Digital Art-Based Relaxation Program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help children feel calmer and less anxious during intensive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The program is short-term and may not reduce severe anxiety or distress.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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7 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * • 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 * Have stable vital signs * Have no visual or auditory perception loss * Parental consent and verbal consent from the child must have been obtained Exclusion Criteria: * 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
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