Skip to content

The effect of local cold application and injection duration on the occurrence of bruising and pain at the injection site in subcutaneous enoxaparin sodium injections

The effect of local cold application and injection duration, on the occurrence of bruising and pain at the injection site in subcutaneous enoxaparin sodium injections

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201201158731N1
Enrollment
72
Registered
2012-08-14
Start date
2012-05-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

skin and subcutaneous injury. Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention 1: first group: routine method of injection, subcutaneous anoxaparine (10 second duration injection technique). Intervention 2: second group: cold apply to injection site for 5 minute bef
Prevention
first group: routine method of injection, subcutaneous anoxaparine (10 second duration injection technique)
second group: cold apply to injection site for 5 minute before, 10 second injection duration
third group: 10 second injection duration and waiting 10 second before exit needle
fourth group: cold apply for 5 minute before 10 second injection duration and waiting 10 seconds before exit needle.

Sponsors

Golestan university of medical sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patient who receives subcutaneous injection of 60mg anoxaparine twice a day as treatment program; not to have coagulation disorders; not to have other injection in abdomen site; enable to express pain of injection; not to use analgesic medication four hours before injection; upper 18 and lower 65 years old; to have written approval. Exclusion criteria: patients who have abnormal coagulation; any change anoxaparine doses; have any other injections at the abdominal site except anoxaparine during the days of the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: immediately. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Skin bruise. Timepoint: 24, 48, and 72 hours later. Method of measurement: millimeter.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHossein Rahmani anaraki

Golestan university of medical sciences

rahmani@goums.ac.ir ; rahmani_anaraki@yahoo.com+98 17 1442 6900

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026