Effect of Different Subcutaneous Injection Methods on Pain and Satisfaction

Trakya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain, Acute; Injection Site

Treatments: Other: palm stimulator; Other: injection time; Other: injection time and palm stimulator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06829407

TUTF-GOBAEK 202313|8

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study; In patients treated with subcutaneous heparin A randomized controlled trial was planned to determine the effect of the injection time and the device called "Palm Stimulator" to reduce the pain felt during injection.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Above 18 years old
• The one who is literate,
• No physical, mental disabilities or communication difficulties,
• Low Molecular Weight Heparin in the treatment plan,
• No history of allergy,
• Agreeing to participate in the research,
• There is no scar tissue, incision or infection in the area to be injected,
• Patients who will receive a 1-day injection and whose pain score is between 1-10 according to VAS will be admitted.

Exclusion criteria

• Who gave up participating in the research while continuing the research,
• Using subcutaneous insulin therapy,
• There is an amputation in the right/left arm area where the study will be performed,
• There is scar tissue, incision or signs of infection in the area to be injected,
• Patients who received injections for 1 day and whose pain score is 0 (zero) according to VAS will not be admitted.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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112 participants in 4 patient groups

injection time

Experimental group

Description:

The application will be done by injecting for 30 seconds and then waiting for 10 seconds and ending the process.

Treatment:

Other: injection time

palm stimulator

Experimental group

Description:

By ensuring that the patient grasps the "palm stimulator" equipment in the palm during the injection and squeezes it in the palm throughout the injection. Tactile warning will be given. However, the injection process will last 10 seconds and the process will be terminated after waiting 10 seconds.

Treatment:

Other: palm stimulator

injection time and palm stimulator

Experimental group

Description:

Injection will be done for 30 seconds and then waited for 10 seconds and the process will be terminated, and the application will be done using equipment.

Treatment:

Other: injection time and palm stimulator

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The injection process will last 10 seconds and the process will be terminated after waiting 10 seconds.