Effect Of Local Cold Applıcatıon On Paın and Vıtal Sıgns Durıng Port Catheter Needle Insertıon

Necmettin Erbakan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Catheter Placement and Perceived Pain; Pain; Vital Sign Monitoring

Treatments: Other: Cold Application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06816420

23841101021

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, the effect of cold application on the pain experienced during port catheter needle insertion and the change in the patient's vital signs will be evaluated. It is thought that with this application, patients will experience less pain during port catheter needle insertion. The change in the patient's vital signs and pain status will also be evaluated. The research will be conducted in the outpatient chemotherapy department of a Hospital.

Full description

The effects of lidocaine cream, cryotherapy (cold application to the skin), cutaneous stimulation therapy (pressure and massage) methods , virtual reality application and aromatherapy applied via inhalation on reducing pain were investigated in order to reduce the pain during port catheter needle insertion. In this study, the effect of cold application on the pain experienced during port catheter needle insertion and the change in the patient's vital signs will be evaluated. It is thought that with this application, patients will experience less pain during port catheter needle insertion. The change in the patient's vital signs according to the pain status will also be evaluated. The research will be conducted in the outpatient chemotherapy department of Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. The universe of the research will consist of all patients with port catheters in the outpatient chemotherapy department of Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. The sample of the research will consist of patients who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the research.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients between the ages of 18-65, who are pain-free, receiving treatment in an outpatient chemotherapy unit, who have a port catheter, who have a Huber port needle of L (large) 20 mm-20 gauge, and who can read and write in Turkish.

Exclusion criteria

Patients taking "oxaliplatin" Patients aged 65 and over Patients who have started using a port catheter but whose stitches have not yet healed Patients who have not passed 30 days since the port catheter was inserted Patients with any redness, swelling or tenderness in the port catheter area

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Cold Applıcatıon

Experimental group

Description:

After information about the study is provided through the informed consent form and participation approval is obtained, privacy is ensured in a single room and according to the literature review, cold application will be applied to all patients by the same nurse with ice gel for 1 minute before the application, centered on the area where the reservoir part of the port catheter is located.

Treatment:

Other: Cold Application

control

No Intervention group

Description:

There will be no cold application before port catheter needle insertion in this group.