Effects of Shotblocker and Manual Pressure on Pain and Satisfaction

NCT ID: NCT06947525

Last Updated: 2025-04-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 81 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-04-28
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-30

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine the effects of shotblocker and manual pressure applied during peripheral venous catheter placement on pain and satisfaction. 81 patients hospitalized in the Urology clinic will be included in the study. Patients will be assigned to three groups as shotblocker (n=27), manual pressure (n=27) and control group (n=27) by block randomization method.

Research Hypotheses

• H1-1: The mean pain scores of the intervention group to which shotblocker was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.
• H1-2: The mean pain scores of the intervention group to which manual pressure was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.
• H1-3: The mean satisfaction scores of the intervention group to which shotblocker was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.
• H1-4: The mean satisfaction scores of the intervention group to which manual pressure was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.

Conditions

Pain; Satisfaction

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Manual pressure

Before placing a peripheral intravenous catheter in the manual pressure group, the vein entry area will be pressed with the right thumb for 10 seconds. The pressure will be applied until the nail bed turns white.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Manual pressure

Intervention Type: OTHER

Before the procedure in the manual pressure group, the vein entry area will be pressed with the right hand thumb for 10 seconds. The pressure will be applied until the nail bed turns white.

Shotblocker

In the Shotblocker group, the shotblocker will be placed 2 cm above the vein entry point and will remain throughout the procedure.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Shotblocker

Intervention Type: OTHER

In the Shotblocker group, the shotblocker will be placed 2 cm above the vein entry point and will remain throughout the procedure.

Control

The control group will undergo standard peripheral catheter placement without any intervention.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Manual pressure

Before the procedure in the manual pressure group, the vein entry area will be pressed with the right hand thumb for 10 seconds. The pressure will be applied until the nail bed turns white.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Shotblocker

In the Shotblocker group, the shotblocker will be placed 2 cm above the vein entry point and will remain throughout the procedure.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Admission to the urology clinic,
• No verbal, perceptual and visual communication problems,
• Between the ages of 18 and 65,
• Literate,
• Volunteer to participate in the study,
• Not using medication that will create a chronic analgesic effect,
• Not having chronic or acute pain,
• No intervention has been performed on the vein where the PIC is placed in the last month,
• No scar tissue or infection in the areas where the PIC will be placed,
• Not having a disease that will cause problems in feeling pain (such as neuropathy)

Exclusion Criteria

• The individual wants to leave the study,
• Feels unwell during the PIC placement (such as dizziness, palpitations),
• Uses sedatives or alcohol,

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Necmettin Erbakan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Serpil SU

Lecturer, PhD, RN

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

NecErUn

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id