Effect of learning appropriate tourniquet pressure on peripheral vein dilation with a disposable tourniquet.

Effect of learning appropriate tourniquet pressure on peripheral vein dilation with a disposable tourniquet: A quasi-experimental pre-post study. - Effect of learning appropriate tourniquet pressure on peripheral vein dilation with a disposable tourniquet: A quasi-experimental pre-post study.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000060551

Enrollment

Registered

2026-02-02

Start date

2026-02-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Healthy Adult

Interventions

A single educational intervention on appropriate tourniquet pressure will be conducted. The intervention consists of an explanation of appropriate tourniquet pressure and application techniques, fol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurse-role participants: - No history of allergy to metals or latex. - No prior experience with a scale-marked tourniquet, either applying it or having it applied. - Prior training in tourniquet application during the basic nursing education curriculum. Patient-role participants: - No underlying medical conditions. - No history of surgery or range-of-motion limitation in the non-dominant shoulder/upper limb. - No history of allergy to metals or latex. - Blood pressure: diastolic < 90 mmHg and systolic >= 70 mmHg.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to provide informed consent. Poor physical condition on the day of the experiment (e.g., fever, feeling unwell). Pain, physical discomfort, or other physical symptoms during the experiment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Vein cross-sectional area at 30 seconds after tourniquet application	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Participants' characteristics (Nurse role) - Age - Gender - Academic year or years of nursing experience - Previous experience with disposable tourniquet use 2. Participants' characteristics (Patient role) - Age - Gender - Non-dominant hand - Upper arm circumference - Blood pressure 3. Vein dilation outcomes at 30 seconds after tourniquet application - Vein palpation score - Vein depth 4. Subjective assessments (patient role) at 30 seconds after tourniquet application - Subjective tightening feeling	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Participants' characteristics (Nurse role) - Age - Gender - Academic year or years of nursing experience - Previous experience with disposable tourniquet use 2. Participants' characteristics (Patient role) - Age - Gender - Non-dominant hand - Upper arm circumference - Blood pressure 3. Vein dilation outcomes at 30 seconds after tourniquet application - Vein palpation score - Vein depth 4. Subjective assessments (patient role) at 30 seconds after tourniquet application - Subjective tightening feeling

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRiho Tsuchiya

Tokyo Healthcare University Graduate school of Nursing

kg025009@thcu.ac.jp03-5779-5031

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026