The Effect of Acupressure (GB30) on Ventrogluteal Intramuscular Injection Pain

Acupressure is an ancient manual therapy which fingers are used to press key points on the body. These points are the same with acupuncture points but in contrast to acupuncture, acupressure uses gentle but firm pressure with fingers and hands. The purpose of this study is to investigate effect of acupressure onto GB30 poin for ventrogluteal intramuscular injection pain.The study was designed as a prospective, single-blind, crossover study. The study included 72 volunteer students attending Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Pain Injection Needle Phobia Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18.5 to 29.9kg/m2
Voluntariness

Exclusion criteria

history of IM injection within 2 weeks

Treatment and study plan

Acupressure

Procedure

Acupressure was performed before the injection onto GB30 point

Primary outcomes

Assessment of pain during intramuscular injection with 10 cm VAS (Visual Analog Scale)

Time frame: 2 minutes

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Acupressure (GB30) on Ventrogluteal Intramuscular Injection Pain - A Crossover Randomized Single-blind Study

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Jun 12, 2018
Registry last updated: Jun 13, 2018

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