Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin Injection Procedure

Injection Site Discomfort Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Use of Virtual Reality and Distraction Cards to Reduce Pain During Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin Injection Procedure in Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04420559
• Other study ID #: 18/18
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 17, 2018
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was the determination of the effect of applying VR and DC distraction methods on patients' pain and satisfaction levels during IM benzathine penicillin injection.

The research hypothesis:

1. Are Virtual Reality and Distraction Card effective in reducing pain due to injection of IM benzathine penicillin?

2. Does the use of Virtual Reality and Distraction Card during the injection process of IM benzathine penicillin have an effect on patient satisfaction?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 91
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• agree to participate in the research,

• being over the age of 18,

• being native speaker,

• not having vision and hearing problems,

• being prescribed benzathine penicillin with a dose of 1.200.000 IU,

• being experienced of IM injection,

• not having IM injection for the last 1 month

Exclusion Criteria:

• volunteers who have scar, incision, lipodystrophy, abscess, necrosis, hematoma, ecchymosis, infection, pain and paralysis at the VG site

• volunteers are excluded if the injection process cannot be performed at one time

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Injection Site Discomfort

Intervention

Other:
• Intramuscular Injection
Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin Injection Procedure

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Gulhane Training and Research Hospital	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analog Scale for pain measurement	(Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10) Higher scores mean a worse outcome	4 months
Secondary	Visual Analog Scale for satisfaction measurement (Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10)	(Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10) Higher scores mean a better outcome	4 months