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Nursing intervention to relieve physical and mental distress in patients undergoing lumbar puncture

Nursing intervention to relieve physical and mental distress in patients undergoing lumbar puncture - Nursing intervention to relieve physical and mental distress in patients undergoing lumbar puncture

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000046602
Enrollment
40
Registered
2022-01-17
Start date
2022-01-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Neuromuscular disease

Interventions

Implement a program to relieve the pain of lumbar puncture. ((1) Examination explanation using visual media, (2) Experience of forced posture, (3) Thorough nursing care by using checklist)

Sponsors

Kyushu University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: <Patient> 1. Men and women over 20 years old in the 2nd ward on the 7th floor of the north wing of Kyushu University Hospital 2. Patients with written consent 3. Patients undergoing lumbar puncture for the first time <Nurse> All nurses who obtained the consent of the 2nd ward on the 7th floor of the north wing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: If any one of the following applies, it will be excluded from the target. <Patient> 1. Patients with cognitive decline and disorientation 2. Patients with behaviors or dangerous behaviors that deviate from the instructions of the nurse 3. Patients who are judged by researchers to be mentally unstable, such as having a very strong fear of testing 4. Other patients who the researcher finds difficult to participate in the research <Nurse> North Building 7th Floor 2 Ward Nurse Chief

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient's anxiety (mood questionnaire, free description: satisfaction with nurse's test explanation / voice, difficulty in posture during test, request in test)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain during patient examination (face rating scale, number of punctures, treatment time, free remarks about pain) Unification of care among nurses in lumbar puncture, understanding of care, change of consciousness (Free description: Examination explanation, understanding of patient's anxiety, positioning experience and explanation, environment maintenance, examination Voice inside, achievement of touching during examination, unification of nursing care, use of personal procedure manual Whether or not it is used, points that it does not have, deepening understanding, deepening understanding of patients, possession of materials that I would like to use in the future Nothing)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasumi Akiyoshi

Kyushu University Hospital North Building 7th Floor 2 Wards

akiyoshi.masumi.969@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp092-642-5727

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026