Stress Balls in Gynecologic Exams: A Patient Comfort Trial

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gynecologic

Treatments: Behavioral: Stress Ball

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06679231

E-95531838-050.99-116026

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women's anxiety about gynecological examinations causes them to skip examinations during this process. Research shows that women with high levels of anxiety are more likely to feel pain. Women who can manage their anxiety can increase their satisfaction by reducing pain levels during the examination . The stress ball has the potential to improve the patient experience by reducing these anxieties. This will positively affect women's willingness to participate in gynecological examinations and follow-up processes.

Enrollment: 141 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-35,
• Being literate, knowing and understanding Turkish,
• Don't have a pap-smear test for the first time,

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of chronic pain in the pelvic region,
• Presence of a condition in the wrists that prevents squeezing the stress ball,
• Congenital malformation of the cervix, .Having a known diagnosis of a serious psychiatric illness.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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141 participants in 2 patient groups

Stress Ball

Experimental group

Description:

After the initial measurements of the participants assigned to the experimental group, the students involved in the project will accompany the patient and prepare the patient for the gynecological examination. To make the patient feel more comfortable during the gynecological examination, she will be given two stress balls. The patient will be asked to count each time she squeezes the stress ball during the examination. During the gynecological procedure, the participant will be administered the first EC-3. The stress ball intervention will help to reduce the participant's anxiety level and make the examination process more tolerable.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stress Ball

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

After the initial measurements of the participants assigned to the control group, the student involved in the project will prepare the patient for a gynecological examination. Patients in the control group will be provided with only a relaxing environment, without a stress ball during the examination.