![]() In Stinson’s controlled pilot study, 40 children with cancer between the ages of four and nine were randomized to receive MEDi, designed to help with port access (intervention group), or to a group having MEDi dance and sing (control group), while undergoing their subcutaneous port (SCP) access – a procedure that is often painful and frightening. Once he’s introduced himself, he explains the procedure to the kids and distracts them through interactive dialogue – he can tell stories, dance, play games and even offers high-fives. MEDi greets each child he sees as they come in for a painful procedure. Standing at only 2-feet tall, MEDi has a big job: help the children he works with feel at ease and better cope with the medical procedures they are undergoing.
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