Acupressure and Cold Application on Pain, Anxiety, Comfort, and Hemodynamic Parameters

NCT ID: NCT07049640

Last Updated: 2025-09-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-18

Study Completion Date

2025-11-18

Brief Summary

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The ventrogluteal injection is an invasive and often painful procedure commonly performed in healthcare settings. This study aimed to compare the effects of acupressure and cold application on pain, anxiety, comfort, and hemodynamic parameters prior to the ventrogluteal injection procedure.

Research questions

1. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on pain caused by the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
2. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on anxiety caused by the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
3. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on comfort during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
4. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on pulse rate during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
5. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on respiratory rate during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
6. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on diastolic blood pressure during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?
7. What is the effect of acupressure and cold application to acupressure points on systolic blood pressure during the ventrogluteal injection procedure?

Detailed Description

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Acupressure and cold application can significantly reduce pain associated with intramuscular injections. This simple, cost-effective, and easily applicable intervention can be utilized across various healthcare settings to alleviate injection-related discomfort.The aim of this study was to compare the effects of acupressure and cold application on pain, anxiety, comfort, and hemodynamic parameters prior to the ventrogluteal injection procedure.

Conditions

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Acupressure Cold Application

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Acupressure Group Cold Application to Acupressure Points Group Control group
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Acupressure group

Acupressure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure Group

Intervention Type OTHER

Effects of Acupressure Interventions

Cold Application to Acupressure Points group

Cold Application to Acupressure

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cold Application to Acupressure Points Group

Intervention Type OTHER

Effects of Cold Application to Acupressure Points Interventions

Control group

Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Acupressure Group

Effects of Acupressure Interventions

Intervention Type OTHER

Cold Application to Acupressure Points Group

Effects of Cold Application to Acupressure Points Interventions

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18-65 years old,
* Patients prescribed at least two doses of penicillin per day,
* There is an indication for injection administration
* Volunteer to participate in the research will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

* Volunteer to participate in the research will not be included.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mardin Artuklu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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HEDİYE UTLİ

Hediye Utli, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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HEDİYE ÖZBAY, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mardin Artuklu University

Locations

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Hediye Utli

Mardin, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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HEDİYE ÖZBAY, PhD

Role: CONTACT

05333714735

Facility Contacts

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HEDİYE UTLİ

Role: primary

05333714735

Other Identifiers

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hediye1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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