Injection Pain Prevention
Conditions
Keywords
Manual pressure and shotblocker
Brief summary
Aim of my intervention to test the effectiveness of using the manual pressure application and shotblocker for relief insulin injection pain in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Interventions
OTHERManual pressure applied at injection site during insulin injection to reduce pain
Right thumb pressure was be applied to the appropriate inject site of insulin therapy for 10 seconds, then immediately inject the insulin. The children's pain intensity during and immediately after insulin injection scores will be rated by the children themselves and a researcher using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale.
DEVICEShotblocker
Apply the shotblocker and press firmly with its multiple blunt protrusions on contact points of skin. After that, give an insulin injection through the central opening. The children's pain intensity during and immediately after insulin injection scores will be rated by the children themselves and a researcher using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale.
OTHERControl group stander care
The children's pain intensity scores during and immediately after insulin injection will be rated by the children themselves and a researcher by using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale to control the group who don't receive the previous method of intervention and receive routine care only.
Sponsors
Mansoura University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Their age ranging between 6 to12 years old of both genders. Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (new and old diagnosed). Receiving subcutaneous insulin injection .
Exclusion criteria
* Having lipodystrophy, infection and nerve damage at injection site. Tooking analgesic within the least 6 hours. Refusing to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Intensity | during and immediately after insulin injection | The children's pain intensity during and immediately after insulin injection scores will be rated by the children themselves and a researcher using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
STUDY_DIRECTORFawzia El-Sayed Abusaad, Professor of pediatric Nursing
Faculty of Nursing - Mansoura University
Outcome results
None listed