Pain Measurement
Conditions
Keywords
Intramusculer Injection, Nurse, Pain Intensity
Brief summary
This study was a single-group crossover clinical trial, where each participant acted as their own control. The study aimed to describe the relationship between perceived pain and the duration of intramuscular injections
Detailed description
The study was a single-group crossover clinical trial, where each participant acted as their own control. The study sample included 50 patients aged 25 to 55 who met the inclusion criteria of signing an informed consent form and requiring administration of a specific antibiotic via intramuscular injection, as prescribed by physicians. Two intramuscular injections into the right and left Dorsal Gluteal Region (DRG) were recorded for each participant. One was administered by a nurse, according to the unit's routine, and took 5 seconds to complete. A day after, the same nurse gave the other injection in the opposite DGR, taking 40 seconds to administer. The five-second injections were considered the control group, while the 40 seconds injections were the intervention group. The order of interventions was randomized. The pain level was determined and recorded immediately after each injection. The study was conducted between September 2019 to November 2019 in the emergency unit of an educational hospital in Istanbul. The data was collected using a Demographic Form, Facial Expressions Scale, and Visual Comparison Scale. Statistical analysis was performed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test, and Spearman correlation analysis, with a significance level of p \< 0.05.
Interventions
OTHERDuration of Intramuscular Injections
This study was a single-group crossover clinical trial, where each participant acted as their own control. Two intramuscular injections into the right and left Dorsal Gluteal Region (DRG) were recorded for each participant. One was administered by a nurse, according to the unit's routine, and took 5 seconds to complete. A day after, the same nurse gave the other injection in the opposite DGR, taking 40 seconds to administer. The five-second injections were considered the control group, while the 40 seconds injections were the intervention group. The order of interventions was randomized. The pain level was determined and recorded immediately after each injection.
Sponsors
Biruni University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Single blind masking
Intervention model description
Repeated measure
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Having a condition leads to prescribing Clindamycin 600 mg/4 ml intramuscularly Having no pain in the area of injection Absence of any tissue damage history at the site of injection
Exclusion criteria
Asking for withdrawal after signing the informed consent Intensifying the disease/condition at the time of the second injection Taking any analgesic medication before the application.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Pain Comparison Scale | after implamention in 1-2 seconds | Six level: Between zero to six |
| Facial Pain Expressions Scale | after implamention in 1-2 seconds | Between one to ten |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed