Recruiting

Buzzy System

Sponsor:

University of Oklahoma

Code:

NCT07520851

Conditions

Elbow Fractures

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 10

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Flash Cards

Buzzy Ice pack

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study is to determine if the Buzzy System, a vibrating ice pack shaped like a bee reduces pain in removal of elbow fracture pin.

Conditions

Elbow Fractures

Study ID

NCT07520851

Start date

Sep, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Apr, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 10

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • between 3 to 10 years old
  • undergoes percutaneous pinning of an elbow fracture

Exclusion Criteria:

  • under age 3 or over age 10
  • unable to quantify or express their pain
  • Lack of parental consent
  • Absence of caregiver during procedure

Study Design

Enrollment

75 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: 1Buzzy System with Flash Cards

1 Will use Buzzy System buzzing ice pack and flash cards

active comparator: 2 Flash Cards only

2 Parental distraction with Flash Cards only

Interventions

Flash Cards

1 Flash cards for distraction

Buzzy Ice pack

1 Buzzy system with Flash Cards

Primary outcome measure

  • Wong Baker Faces [ Time Frame: within 10 minutes after procedure ]
  • Children's Fear Scale [ Time Frame: within 10 minutes after procedure ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Kathy Edge, CRC

405-271-4426Kathy-edge@ou.edu

Christopher McCormick, BA

405-271-3480Christopher-McCormick@ou.edu

Locations

OU Health Children's

Recruiting

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

OU Health

Recruiting

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

More Information

Sponsor

University of Oklahoma

Last update posted

Jul 30, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Pin Pulling

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Oklahoma on 2026-07-30.