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Comparing of Valsalva maneuver and acupressure on pain of peripheral cannulation

Comparison of the effect of Valsalva maneuver and auricular acupressure on pain intensity of peripheral venous cannulation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240106060628N1
Enrollment
96
Registered
2024-02-16
Start date
2024-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-06

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Conditions

Condition 1: Hypertensive heart disease. Condition 2: Abnormalities of breathing. Condition 3: Nausea and vomiting. Hypertensive heart disease Abnormalities of breathing Nausea and vomiting

Interventions

Intervention 1: In auricular acupressure group, patients are stimulated by the researcher for two minutes from the ear area and then peripheral cannulation is performed by the researcher. Intervention

Sponsors

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients over 18 years of age who are placed at level 5 and 4 of hospital triage - Require for peripheral venous cannulation - Access to the vein in the antecubital area of the forearm - Not having a history of heart disease - Not having acute pain - No trauma - Willingness to participate in the study - Consciousness level of 15 based on Glasgow coma scale - Not addiction - Not taking sedatives and tranquilizers in the last six hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have a decreased level of consciousness during the study Failure to cannulation in the first attempt

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Peripheral vein cannulation pain intensity based on Visual analogue scale. Timepoint: Immediately after peripheral vein cannulation. Method of measurement: Pain assessment scale including Visual analogue scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Reza Hosseini

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

www.hoseinirz941@gmail.com+98 51 3657 3015

Outcome results

None listed

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