To look or not to look during vaccination: A pilot randomized trial.

Priyanjali MithalPamela SimmonsTessa CornelissenHorace WongRebecca Pillai RiddellC Meghan McMurtryLisa BurryDerek StephensAnna Taddio

Published in: Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur (2018)

These preliminary findings suggest that advising individuals to look away from the needle reduces fear. A larger trial including more individuals and a different population is recommended to confirm the results.

Keyphrases

phase iii
study protocol
phase ii
clinical trial
open label