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Syncope, VasovagalNCT03533829

Preventing Post-Vaccination Presyncope and Syncope in Adolescents Using Simple, Clinic-based Interventions: A Pilot Study

A study testing Buzzy® and Music in people with Syncope, Vasovagal, run by Duke University at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a randomized controlled open-label trial. During the study, adolescents scheduled to receive at least one intramuscular (IM) vaccine will receive either Buzzy®, Music, or Buzzy® and Music intervention(s) in addition to standard care to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of these interventions prior to… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 to 17 years
Conditions the study is for
Syncope, Vasovagal
What is being tested?
Buzzy® and Music
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
4 Jun 2018to 19 Jul 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 10 to 17 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • 10 years through 17 years of age
  • If 10 through 13 years of age, the subject must be receiving at least one vaccine delivered intramuscularly
  • If 14 through 17 years of age, the subject must be receiving at least two injectable vaccines one of which must be delivered intramuscularly
  • The parent/guardian must be willing and capable of providing written informed consent for the adolescent and the adolescent must be willing and capable of providing assent.
  • The subject must be willing to stay for the completion of all study-related activities.
  • Parent/guardian and adolescent must speak and read English by self-report

Who cannot join

  • Receipt of investigational or experimental vaccine or medication within the previous two weeks
  • Receipt of routine injectable medication
  • Permanent indwelling venous catheter
  • Blood drawn within the past hour or scheduled for a blood draw during the post-vaccination observation period
  • Injection of medication during the past hour or scheduled for injection of medication during the observation period.
  • Cold intolerance or cold urticaria
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  • Raynaud's phenomenon
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Inability to hear
  • Significant visual impairment or blindness
  • Febrile or acutely ill individuals
  • Upper arm or shoulder pain or injury
  • Adolescent or parent/Guardian is an immediate relative of study staff or an employee who is supervised by study staff.
  • Any condition that would, in the opinion of the site investigator, place the participant at an unacceptable risk of injury or render the participant unable to meet the requirements of the protocol

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30333

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705

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About this study

This is a randomized controlled open-label trial. During the study, adolescents scheduled to receive at least one intramuscular (IM) vaccine will receive either Buzzy®, Music, or Buzzy® and Music intervention(s) in addition to standard care to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of these interventions prior to being used in a larger study to assess the effectiveness of the interventions in preventing post-vaccination presyncope and syncope. Feasibility will be assessed according to study staff ability to successfully administer the protocol specified clinic-based interventions and per both study staff and healthcare provider responses to written feasibility assessments. Acceptability will be assessed according to the participant's self-report. In addition, baseline needle phobia and anxiety, post-vaccination pain and presyncope symptoms, and pre- and post- vaccination state anxiety will be assessed per participant written self-report to standardized survey questions.

Being tested
Buzzy®, Music
Keywords
vaccination, pre-syncope, syncope prevention
Medical subject headings
Syncope, Vasovagal, Syncope

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Buzzy®Device

    Buzzy® Drug Free Pain Relief which is a medical device designed to reduce vaccination pain when applied to the arm prior to and during a vaccination.

  • MusicBehavioural

    Music will be selected and listened to as a distraction before and during vaccination.

Study groups in NCT03533829
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Buzzy®Active comparatorBuzzy® Drug Free Pain Relief which is a medical device designed to reduce vaccination pain when applied to the arm prior to and during a vaccination.
Receives: Device: Buzzy®
MusicActive comparatorMusic will be selected and listened to as a distraction before and during vaccination.
Receives: Behavioral: Music
Buzzy® and MusicActive comparatorBuzzy® will be applied to the arm prior to and during vaccination and music will be selected and listened to before and during vaccination.
Receives: Device: Buzzy®; Behavioral: Music

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Subjects Who Have Buzzy® Applied to and Kept at Vaccination Site/s for ≥ 30 Seconds Prior to Vaccination

    Buzzy® will be applied to and kept on the subjects arm for a minimum of 30 seconds prior to vaccination.

    Measured: Day1

  2. Number of Subjects Who Have Buzzy® Kept on Vaccination Arm/s During the Entire Vaccination Procedure

    Buzzy® will be applied to and kept on the subjects arm for the duration of the vaccination procedure.

    Measured: Day1

  3. Number of Subjects Who Have Music Playing for ≥ 3 Minutes Prior to Vaccination

    Music will be played over speakers for a minimum of 3 minutes prior to vaccination

    Measured: Day1

  4. Number of Subjects Who Have Music Playing for 10 Minutes Post Vaccination

    Music will be played over speakers through the 10 minute post vaccination pain assessment

    Measured: Day1

  5. Number of Subjects Who Complete the Pre-vaccination Anxiety Assessment

    Subjects will be asked to complete an anxiety assessment prior to vaccination

    Measured: Day1

  6. Number of Subjects Who Complete the Pre-vaccination Needle Phobia Assessment

    Subjects will be asked to complete a needle phobia assessment pre-vaccination

    Measured: Day1

  7. Number of Subjects Who Complete the Post-vaccination Pain Assessment at 1 Minute.

    Subjects will complete a post vaccination pain assessment within one minute of their final vaccination

    Measured: Day1

  8. Number of Subjects Who Complete the Post-vaccination Pain Assessment at 10 Minutes

    Subjects will complete a post vaccination pain assessment at 10 minutes after their final vaccination

    Measured: Day1

  9. Number of Subjects Who Complete the Post-vaccination Presyncope Symptom Assessment

    Subjects will complete a questionnaire about presyncope symptoms after their vaccination/s

    Measured: Day1

  10. Number of Subjects Who Complete the Post Vaccination Anxiety Assessment

    Subjects will complete a post vaccination anxiety assessment

    Measured: Day1

  11. Number of Subjects Who Complete the Acceptability Assessment

    Subjects will be given a questionnaire about the acceptability of their intervention.

    Measured: Day1

  12. Number of Reports From Coordinators That Indicated Having Music Playing During the Vaccine Administration Was Somewhat Easy or Very Easy

    Coordinators will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the music intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  13. Number of Reports From Coordinators That Indicated Having Music Playing During the Vaccine Administration Was Somewhat Assistive or Very Assistive

    Coordinators will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the music intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  14. Number of Reports From Coordinators That Indicated Having Buzzy® Applied in Conjunction With the Vaccination Was Somewhat Easy or Very Easy

    Coordinators will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the Buzzy® intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  15. Number of Reports From Coordinators That Indicated Having Buzzy® Applied in Conjunction With the Vaccination Was Somewhat Assistive or Very Assistive

    Coordinators will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the Buzzy® intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  16. Number of Reports From Providers That Indicated Having Music Playing During the Vaccine Administration Was Somewhat Easy or Very Easy

    Providers will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the music intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  17. Number of Reports From Providers That Indicated Having Music Playing During the Vaccine Administration Was Somewhat Assistive or Very Assistive

    Providers will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the music intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  18. Number of Reports From Providers That Indicated Having Buzzy® Applied in Conjunction With the Vaccination Was Somewhat Easy or Very Easy

    Providers will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the Buzzy® intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  19. Number of Reports From Providers That Indicated Having Buzzy® Applied in Conjunction With the Vaccination Was Somewhat Assistive or Very Assistive

    Providers will answer a questionnaire about the feasibility of the Buzzy® intervention after each encounter with a subject

    Measured: Day1

  20. Number of Subjects Who Like Having Music Play During Their Shot/s a Little or Very Much

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the music intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  21. Number of Subjects Who Felt Having Music Play During Their Shot/s Was Somewhat Easy or Easy

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the music intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  22. Number of Subjects Who Found Music Playing While Receiving Their Shots to be Somewhat Comfortable or Very Comfortable

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the music intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  23. Number of Subjects Who Found the Music Playing While They Got Their Shot/s to be Just Right

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the music intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  24. Number of Subjects Who Would be Somewhat Likely or Very Likely to Want to Listen to Music Again While Receiving Shot/s

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the music intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  25. Number of Subjects Who Found the Music App Sufficient or Somewhat Sufficient to Selecting the Music They Like

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the music intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  26. Number of Subjects Who Either Like a Little or Very Much Liked Having Buzzy® on Their Arm/s During Shot/s

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the Buzzy® intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  27. Number of Subjects Who Found Having Buzzy® on Their Arm/s During Shot/s Somewhat Easy or Very Easy

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the Buzzy® intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  28. Number of Subjects Who Found Having Buzzy® on Their Arm/s During Shot/s Somewhat Comfortable or Very Comfortable

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the Buzzy® intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  29. Number of Subjects Who Were Not Bothered by the Cold Temperature of Buzzy® on Their Arm/s During Shot/s

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the Buzzy® intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  30. Number of Subjects Who Were Not Bothered by the Vibration of Buzzy® on Their Arm/s During Shot/s

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the Buzzy® intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

  31. Number of Subjects Who Would Choose to Have Buzzy® on Their Arm/s During Shot/s Again

    Subjects will complete a survey about the acceptability of the Buzzy® intervention during their vaccinations

    Measured: Day1

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 May 2018
  2. Study start4 Jun 2018
  3. Primary completion19 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion19 Jul 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Device feasibility
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03533829
Sponsor's protocol ID
PRO00094074
Other IDs
200 2012 53663 0013
Status last verified
Jul 2019
First submitted
11 May 2018
Last updated
16 Aug 2019
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Buzzy® and Music in people with Syncope, Vasovagal, run by Duke University at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Aug 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 16 Aug 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Subjects Who Have Buzzy® Applied to and Kept at Vaccination Site/s for ≥ 30 Seconds Prior to Vaccination (time frame: Day1). The study lists 31 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Aug 2019.

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