Healthy medical students who volunteer to participate in the study will be included. needle prick, fear, anxiety, belonephobia, safety lancet, hematology, practical session
Conditions
Interventions
The study participants in this arm will be asked to use a safety lancet for finger pricking in hematology practical.,The study participants in this arm will be asked to use a hypodermic needle (curren
Use of safety lancet for finger pricking in hematology practical,Use of hypodermic needle for finger pricking in hematology practical
Sponsors
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, India
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
17 Years to 25 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy medical students who volunteer to participate in the study will be included. Apparently healthy volunteers (male or female) in the age group of 17 to 25 years with normal body mass index (18.5 to 22.5 Kg/sq. m) will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers who receive regular injections, are hypersensitive to needle prick, have callus or scar or burn injury on the desired finger, neuropathy, any known psychiatric illness will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain score Immediately after experiment Numeric pain score scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of anxiety Immediately after experiment Categorical variables, frequency will be measured | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactJyotirmoy Biswas
College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, India
Outcome results
None listed