Efficacy of Shotblocker in Spinal Needle Related Pain

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey88 enrolled

Overview

This was a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Seventy-six patients who underwent spinal anesthesia for surgery were randomized into the Shotblocker group or Control group. Before the insertion of a 25-gauge spinal needle, Shotblocker was applied just before the spinal needle insertion in the Shotblocker group. 10-cm visual analog scale to evaluate the pain intensity of spinal needle insertion and a five-point scale for patient satisfaction were compared between the two groups.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Needle Phobia Spinal Anesthesia Pain

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing surgery Exclusion Criteria: * contraindications to regional anesthesia * refusal of the patient's regional anesthesia * intellectual disabilities that prevented completion of a visual analog scale (VAS)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of pain during spinal needle insertion with 10 cm VAS (Visual Analog Scale)

Assessment of pain during spinal needle insertion will be marked on 10 cm VAS scale 0-10 ( 0:no pain 10:Worst possible pain ) by the patient and will be measured

Time frame: 2 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Five point scale for patient satisfaction

5 very good, 4 good, 3 satisfactory, 2 unpleasant, 1 very unpleasant

Time frame: 1 minutes

Five point scale for anesthesists satisfaction