Effects of Shotblocker and Manual Pressure on Pain and Satisfaction

Effects of Shotblocker and Manual Pressure on Pain and Satisfaction During Peripheral Venous Catheter Placement: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aims to determine the effects of shotblocker and manual pressure applied during peripheral venous catheter placement on pain and satisfaction. 81 patients hospitalized in the Urology clinic will be included in the study. Patients will be assigned to three groups as shotblocker (n=27), manual pressure (n=27) and control group (n=27) by block randomization method.

Research Hypotheses

• H1-1: The mean pain scores of the intervention group to which shotblocker was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.
• H1-2: The mean pain scores of the intervention group to which manual pressure was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.
• H1-3: The mean satisfaction scores of the intervention group to which shotblocker was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.
• H1-4: The mean satisfaction scores of the intervention group to which manual pressure was applied during peripheral intravenous catheterization are different from the control group.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Pain; Satisfaction
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Manual pressure; Other: Shotblocker

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 81
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Admission to the urology clinic,
• No verbal, perceptual and visual communication problems,
• Between the ages of 18 and 65,
• Literate,
• Volunteer to participate in the study,
• Not using medication that will create a chronic analgesic effect,
• Not having chronic or acute pain,
• No intervention has been performed on the vein where the PIC is placed in the last month,
• No scar tissue or infection in the areas where the PIC will be placed,
• Not having a disease that will cause problems in feeling pain (such as neuropathy)

Exclusion Criteria:

• The individual wants to leave the study,
• Feels unwell during the PIC placement (such as dizziness, palpitations),
• Uses sedatives or alcohol,

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Manual pressure; Before placing a peripheral intravenous catheter in the manual pressure group, the vein entry area will be pressed with the right thumb for 10 seconds. The pressure will be applied until the nail bed turns white.	Other: Manual pressure; Before the procedure in the manual pressure group, the vein entry area will be pressed with the right hand thumb for 10 seconds. The pressure will be applied until the nail bed turns white.
Experimental: Shotblocker; In the Shotblocker group, the shotblocker will be placed 2 cm above the vein entry point and will remain throughout the procedure.	Other: Shotblocker; In the Shotblocker group, the shotblocker will be placed 2 cm above the vein entry point and will remain throughout the procedure.
No Intervention: Control; The control group will undergo standard peripheral catheter placement without any intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	The minimum score on the scale is 0 and the maximum score is 10. A score of 0 indicates no pain, while a score of 10 indicates unbearable pain.	The peripheral venous catheter will be filled within 1 minute after insertion.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient Satisfaction Scale	It is a horizontal scale that can be scored between 0 and 10. It is a measurement tool that starts with "I am not satisfied at all - 0" - "I am very satisfied - 10" and ends with.The minimum score on the scale is 0 and the maximum is 10. A score of 0 indicates that the procedure is not satisfactory at all, while a score of 10 indicates that the procedure is very satisfactory.	The peripheral venous catheter will be filled within 1 minute after insertion.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Necmettin Erbakan University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): April 28, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 28, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 20, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): April 27, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 27, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: NecErUn

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No