Hot and Cold Applications on PVC Insertion

TC Erciyes University90 enrolled

Overview

Background: This study was conducted to examine the effect of local hot and cold applications on pain, anxiety level, length of application, and vein evaluation prior to inserting PVC. Methods: This randomised controlled trial was conducted with patients who were hospitalised in the cardiology department of a university hospital. PVC was inserted, the researcher applied a hot or cold application to the catheter insertion site for one minute.

Background: This study was conducted to examine the effect of local hot and cold applications on pain, anxiety level, length of application, and vein evaluation prior to inserting PVC. Methods: This randomised controlled trial was conducted with patients who were hospitalised in the cardiology department of a university hospital. The sample was comprised of 90 individuals, including 30 in the cold application group, 30 in the hot application group, and 30 in the control group receiving treatment in the Cardiology Clinic between November and December 2018.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Peripheral Venous Catheterization

Interventions

Hot applicationOTHER

Before PVC was inserted, the researcher applied a hot application to the catheter insertion site (inner surface of the forearm) using a hot pack for one minute.

Cold applicationOTHER

Before PVC was inserted, the researcher applied a cold application to the catheter insertion site (inner surface of the forearm) using a cold pack for one minute.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * being able to speak and understand Turkish, * being over 18 years of age, * having unimpaired sense of time or place orientation, * having no psychiatric disorders, * having no visual or hearing problem, * having indication of IV catheter application, * having no administration of analgesic or anaesthetic agents prior to IV catheter insertion, * having catheter inserted in one attempt, * having no allergy to hot and cold applications, * being voluntary to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * infection * previous history of surgery, * scarring in the catheter insertion site, * psoriasis in the catheter insertion site, * active dermatitis in the catheter insertion site, * peripheral nerve disease, * diabetes, * peripheral neuropathy in the catheter insertion site

Locations (1)

Erciyes University

Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numeric Rating Scale for pain and anxiety

The number "0" on the scale means that they do not feel any pain / anxiety and the number "10" refers to the worst pain and the highest level of anxiety.

Time frame: Before catheter insertion

Vein Assessment Scale

There are 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

Time frame: Before hot/cold application

Secondary Outcomes

Numeric Rating Scale for pain and anxiety

The number "0" on the scale means that they do not feel any pain / anxiety and the number "10" refers to the worst pain and the highest level of anxiety.

Time frame: During catheter insertion

Vein Assessment Scale

Time frame: Immediately before insertion of the catheter

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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