Different Wiping Motions in Phlebotomy

Nurse's Role Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Different Wiping Motions in Phlebotomy on Vein Visibility, Procedural Success and Phlebotomy-related Complications

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05189951
• Other study ID #: 817
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: May 28, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: TC Erciyes University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study was conducted with 90 patients. The phlebotomy site was wiped with circular motion in the group-I, vertical movement in the group-II, and first vertical and then circular motion in the group-III.

Description:

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different wiping motions used in phlebotomy on vein visibility, procedural success, and phlebotomy-related complications.

Background: In phlebotomy practice, many application guidelines or textbooks are used. In these references, it is seen that phlebotomy site is wiped with different motions.

Methods: This study was conducted with 90 patients. The phlebotomy site was wiped with circular motion in the group-I, vertical movement in the group-II, and first vertical and then circular motion in the group-III.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: May 28, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: May 28, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• who are over 18 years old,

• without any psychiatric diseases,

• without vision or hearing problems,

• hospitalized in the internal medicine clinic,

• with platelet counts of 200 000 / mm³ and above,

• 8 cc of blood is ordered for lab test and

• individuals who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• having a local or systemic infection,

• having vascular disease,

• having an immunopathological problem,

• scarring, psoriasis, active dermatitis in the phlebotomy site,

• having peripheral nerve disease,

• having peripheral neuropathy,

• patients with coagulation disorder,

• individuals who don't volunteered to participate in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nurse's Role

Intervention

Other:
• circular motion
The phlebotomy site was wiped in a circular motion from the center outwards, approximately 5x5 cm wide.
• vertical motion
The phlebotomy site was wiped vertically from top to bottom with a single maneuver.
• circular+vertical motion
The phlebotomy site was first vertically wiped from top to bottom with a single maneuver, and then it was wiped in a circular motion from the center to the outside.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Erciyes University	Kayseri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
TC Erciyes University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Vein Assessment	This evaluation has a total of 5 assessment steps, (1) veins are neither visible nor palpable, (2) veins are visible but not palpable, (3) veins are barely visible and palpable, (4) veins are visible and palpable, and (5) veins are clearly visible and easily palpable.	up to 1 minute after wiping the venipuncture site
Primary	Change in complications at 72 hours	The results of evaluations such as complication development and size of the complications. It was evaluated three times at the 24th, 48th and 72nd hours.	24th, 48th and 72nd hour