Acupressure and Cold Application on Pain, Anxiety, Comfort, and Hemodynamic Parameters

Mardin Artuklu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cold Application; Acupressure

Treatments: Other: Cold Application to Acupressure Points Group; Other: Acupressure Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07049640

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The ventrogluteal injection is an invasive and often painful procedure commonly performed in healthcare settings. This study aimed to compare the effects of acupressure and cold application on pain, anxiety, comfort, and hemodynamic parameters prior to the ventrogluteal injection procedure.

Research questions

1. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on pain caused by the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
2. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on anxiety caused by the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
3. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on comfort during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
4. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on pulse rate during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
5. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on respiratory rate during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
6. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on diastolic blood pressure during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
7. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on systolic blood pressure during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?

Full description

Acupressure and cold application can significantly reduce pain associated with intramuscular injections. This simple, cost-effective, and easily applicable intervention can be utilized across various healthcare settings to alleviate injection-related discomfort.The aim of this study was to compare the effects of acupressure and cold application on pain, anxiety, comfort, and hemodynamic parameters prior to the ventrogluteal injection procedure.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-65 years old,
• Patients prescribed at least two doses of penicillin per day,
• There is an indication for injection administration
• Volunteer to participate in the research will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Volunteer to participate in the research will not be included.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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102 participants in 3 patient groups

Acupressure group

Experimental group

Description:

Acupressure

Treatment:

Other: Acupressure Group

Cold Application to Acupressure Points group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Cold Application to Acupressure

Treatment:

Other: Cold Application to Acupressure Points Group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control