Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin Injection Procedure

N/ACompletedNCT04420559

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi91 enrolled

Overview

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?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Injection Site Discomfort

Interventions

Intramuscular InjectionOTHER

Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin Injection Procedure

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Gulhane Training and Research Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale for pain measurement

(Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10) Higher scores mean a worse outcome

Time frame: 4 months

Secondary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale for satisfaction measurement (Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10)

(Minimum score: 0 ; Maximum score:10) Higher scores mean a better outcome

Time frame: 4 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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