The Effect of Acupressure (GB30) on Ventrogluteal Intramuscular Injection Pain

The Effect of Acupressure (GB30) on Ventrogluteal Intramuscular Injection Pain - A Crossover Randomized Single-blind Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03553901

Enrollment

Registered

2018-06-12

Start date

2016-09-01

Completion date

2017-08-01

Last updated

2018-06-13

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Conditions

Acute Pain, Injection, Needle Phobia

Brief summary

Acupressure is an ancient manual therapy which fingers are used to press key points on the body. These points are the same with acupuncture points but in contrast to acupuncture, acupressure uses gentle but firm pressure with fingers and hands. The purpose of this study is to investigate effect of acupressure onto GB30 poin for ventrogluteal intramuscular injection pain.The study was designed as a prospective, single-blind, crossover study. The study included 72 volunteer students attending Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAcupressure

Acupressure was performed before the injection onto GB30 point

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18.5 to 29.9kg/m2 * Voluntariness

Exclusion criteria

* history of IM injection within 2 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Assessment of pain during intramuscular injection with 10 cm VAS (Visual Analog Scale)	2 minutes	Assessment of pain during intramuscular injection will be marked on 10 cm VAS scale 0-10 ( 0:no pain 10:Worst possible pain ) by the patient and will be measured

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026