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NCT Number: NCT07002190

The Effect of Education Given Before Port Catheter Infusion on Infusion Related Symptoms

Pain, anxiety, anxiety and changes in vital signs are observed in patients during needle insertion into the port catheter.Patients and their relatives should be informed by nurses to eliminate these problems and to provide more comfortable infusion to patients.However, studies on the care process for the symptoms that occur before port catheter infusion are limited in the literature.The thesis study planned for this purpose will be carried out to determine the effect of the training given before port catheter infusion on infusion-related symptoms.The research will be conducted as pretest-posttest, randomised controlled.Oncology-Hematology Services and Chemotherapy Unit of Karadeniz Technical University Farabi Hospital.The sample of the study will be determined by simple randomisation method and 64 patient will be included in the study.The data of the study will be collected by Patient Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale and State and Trait Anxiety Scale, Vital Signs Follow-up Chart.

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Key information

Conditions

Port-A-Cath Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Karadeniz Technical University

Trabzon, 61800, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Having a port catheter
  • The patient has no previous experience with a port catheter,
  • The patient will receive an infusion from a port catheter for the first time,
  • The patient's age range is between 18-70,
  • The patient is literate,
  • Volunteering to participate in the study,
  • The patient will receive training from the training material for the first time.

Exclusion criteria

  • Those with communication, hearing and vision problems,
  • Those with any psychiatric disorder,
  • Those who used any analgesic medication at least 8 hours before

Treatment and study plan

Watching an animation video

Other

education

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient Identifying Information Form

    Time frame: 1 day

    This form, which was created by the researchers by reviewing the relevant literature, consists of 11 questions evaluating the descriptive characteristics of the patients the number of port catheter needle insertions and the information status about the port catheter.

Secondary outcomes

  1. State and Trait Anxiety Scale

    Time frame: 2 day

    The scale, which is in the z-type evaluation type, consists of 2 subscales in the four-point Likert type and a total of 40 items. The answer options collected in four classes in the State Anxiety Scale include the expressions (1) Never, (2) A Little, (3) A Lot, (4) Completely, while the Trait Anxiety Scale includes four classes and includes the expressions (1) Almost never, (2) Sometimes, (3) A Lot, (4) Almost always.

  2. Symptom chart

    Time frame: 2 day

    This form is used to measure patients' vital signs, pain during the procedure, and anxiety.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karadeniz Technical University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jun 3, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 3, 2025

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