The Effect of Vibration Application on Pain and Satisfaction Associated With Subcutaneous Anticoagulation Injection

Istanbul Aydın University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Other: Vibration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05686148

Vibration Subcutaneous inj

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was needed to relieve the pain associated with subcutaneous injection, which is an application performed by nurses, to increase patient satisfaction, to increase patient compliance with treatment, and to strengthen positive patient-nurse communication.

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of vibration stimulation application on subcutan injection induced pain and patient satisfaction. The study will be carried out in the internal medicine service of a university hospital. Vibration will be applied during subcutaneous injection of anticoagulant to one group, but not to the other group. It was planned to include 85 patients in the study.

Full description

This study was needed to relieve the pain associated with subcutaneous injection, which is an application performed by nurses, to increase patient satisfaction, to increase patient compliance with treatment, and to strengthen positive patient-nurse communication.

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of vibration stimulation application on subcutan injection induced pain and patient satisfaction.

The study will be conducted between September 2022 and January 2023 in the internal medicine ward of a university hospital in Istanbul/Turkey in a prospective, randomized, single-blind, crossover design.Two groups will be formed according to the crossover order. Volunteers will be informed about the study and their written consent will be obtained. Patient evaluation form, visual pain form and satisfaction scale will be applied to all patients before injection. The height, weight and body mass index of the patients will be measured by the specialist nurse. An anticoagulant will be administered subcutaneously over the abdominal region. The areas to be injected will be determined in the same way for each patient. Low molecular weight heparin will be administered subcutaneously to the umbilical region with and without vibration, with an interval of 24 hours. All patients will be injected with the same investigative nurse, following the standard procedure. 5 minutes after the application, the pain and satisfaction level of all patients will be evaluated using scales. Vibration application will be applied by the researchers for 5 minutes before the injection application.

Enrollment: 85 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteers aged 18 and over,
• are conscious and have no communication problems,
• body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 to 30kg/m2,
• who have not had an injection in the last two weeks in the area to be injected subcutaneously,
• no signs of skin pain, hematoma, necrosis, scarring, incision or infection at the subcutaneous injection site,
• patients treated with subcutaneous heparin injection therapy

Exclusion criteria

• patients not receiving heparin injection therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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85 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Vibration will be applied to the injection site for 5 minutes before the procedure.

Treatment:

Other: Vibration

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No application will be made