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Efficacy of Buzzy® on pain and anxiety during catheterization in children
Dilek Yılmaz1, Nurcan Özyazıcıoğlu1, Gülseren Çıtak Tunç1
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
Insights
The Buzzy device, using cold and vibration, did not significantly reduce pain or anxiety in children undergoing peripheral intravenous cannula insertion. This study found no effectiveness in managing procedural discomfort.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Pain Management
- Clinical Interventions
- Child Anxiety Reduction
Background:
- Peripheral intravenous cannula insertion is a common procedure causing significant pain and anxiety in children.
- Effective strategies are needed to mitigate procedural distress in pediatric patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the efficacy of the Buzzy device in alleviating pain and anxiety during peripheral intravenous cannula application in children.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 60 children aged 8-16, comparing a Buzzy device group (cold and vibration) with a control group.
- Anxiety and fear levels were assessed before and during the procedure by patients and an observer.
- Post-procedural pain was measured immediately after vein entry.
Main Results:
- No statistically significant differences were found in anxiety levels between the Buzzy and control groups, either before or after the procedure (P > 0.05).
- Similarly, no significant difference was observed in post-procedural pain scores, whether self-reported by children or assessed by an observer (P > 0.05).
Conclusions:
- The Buzzy device was not effective in reducing pain or anxiety associated with peripheral intravenous cannula insertion in this pediatric cohort.
- Findings contrast with some literature, suggesting limited utility of this intervention for procedural pain and anxiety in children.
Background:
The use of a peripheral intravenous cannula is a common clinical practice, and it is known to be a major source of pain and anxiety in children. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the use of the Buzzy® on pain and anxiety in children during peripheral cannula application.
Methods:
The research sample consisted of 60 children between the ages of 8 and 16. For children in the experimental group, external cold and vibration were applied by means of the Buzzy® device. Before and during the peripheral intravenous cannula procedure, the levels of fear and anxiety relating to the procedure of the child patients in both the experimental and control groups were assessed by the children themselves and by an independent observer. Immediately after the vein entry procedure had been carried out, the level of pain felt by the children was determined.
Results:
The results of the statistical analysis showed no statistically significant difference between the anxiety levels of the groups before and after the procedure (P > 0.05). The results of the statistical analysis also showed no statistically significant difference between the postprocedural mean pain scores of the children as reported by the children themselves and by the observer (P > 0.05).
Conclusions:
In this study, unlike most studies in the literature, the conclusion was reached that the use of the Buzzy® to reduce pain and anxiety during the application of a peripheral intravenous cannula in children was not effective.
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