Pain Due to Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Other: rose oil aromatherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05425849

394

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of rose oil aromatherapy and hand-holding in reducing pain associated with peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) insertion.

Study Hypothesis:

H0-1. The application of rose oil aromatherapy during the PIVC insertion procedure does not reduce the pain associated with the procedure.

H0-2. During the PIVC insertion procedure, the patient's family holding the patient's hand does not reduce the pain associated with the procedure.

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients voluntarily accepted to participate in the study,
• aged between 18-65,
• Turkish literate,
• PIVC placement planned,
• no hematoma, ecchymosis, scar and sensory change in the antecubital region,
• suitable for PIVC insertion with a 20 gauge (pink) catheter in the antecubital region,
• who did not take analgesic drugs for 24 hours and were accompanied by a member of the patient's family (spouse or child).
• patients with an Enhanced Adult DIVA (EA-DIVA) score below 8 for PIVC placement in a single intervention,
• the STAI score below 40

Exclusion criteria

• sensitive to smell and had problems in smelling,
• patients with epilepsy, asthma diagnosis,
• patients with a history of allergy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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126 participants in 3 patient groups

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No attempt was made to reduce pain in the patients in the control group. Standard PIVC insertion procedure was applied.

rose oil group

Experimental group

Description:

After the patients in the rose aromatherapy group were placed in a sitting position, a face mask with 1-2 drops of rose oil was placed on the nose area. Then, the standard PIVC insertion procedure was applied. After the procedure, the patient's rose-scented mask was replaced with a standard mask.

Treatment:

Other: rose oil aromatherapy

hand holding group

Experimental group

Description:

After the patients in the hand-holding group were placed in a sitting position, the patient's family was asked to hold the patient's hand and not let it go until the procedure was over. Standard PIVC insertion procedure was applied.

Treatment:

Other: rose oil aromatherapy