Clown Care for Botulinum Toxin (BTX)
CompletedNot applicableNCT01377883
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) undergo multiple painful procedures such as Botulinum toxin (BTX) injections that are administered several times a year. While clown care reduces preoperative anxiety, its effect on painful procedures has not been assessed. We hypothesized that medical clowning reduces pain and anxiety during BTX injections.
Study details
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: standard
- Behavioral: clown care
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
- Start date
- 2010-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 2 Years to 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Children with CP for whom BTX treatment was indicated Exclusion Criteria: * Children with minimal communication skills (n =1) * Autistic spectrum disorders (n =1) * Severe anxiety requiring general anesthesia (n =1)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01377883