Pain and satisfaction of cancer patients during cannulation. Pain in limb, hand
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group (A): Vibration only, this group received vibration using a component of the Buzzy® device. After applying a tourniquet to the patients wrist, a suitable vein was ide
Sponsors
College of Nursing / University of Baghdad
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consent & compliance with all aspects of the clinical trial, methods, providing data during follow-up phase. Contact male & female patients with cancer, who are 18-70 years old at the time of the data collection phase
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Involvement with any other ongoing studies. Medically diagnosed with psycho-mental diseases. Patients with anticipated difficult intravenous access, known sensitivity to cold (eg: Raynaud’s disease), sickle cell disease with extreme sensitivity to cold, patients who had any break or abrasion on the where device (cold and vibration)would be placed, or who had pre-existing pain (e.g., peripheral neuropathy, chronic pain, fractures over the placement site), No premedication analgesic and sedation was given, were topical or parenteral analgesics within (6) hours of presentation excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome variable that may reduce level of pain and Improve patients' satisfaction during cannula insertion. Timepoint: Immediately during and after the intervention (cannula insertion), time is 1-3 minutes. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale for pain and satisfaction, VAS is the line 100 mm from 0-100 (end one of the line read “no pain” and at the other is “unbearable pain”. And for satisfaction “I’m very satisfied “ on one end “I’m not satisfied at all” on the other . | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactAlaa Jawad Kadhim
University of Baghdad/College of Nursing
Outcome results
None listed