The Effect of Cryotherapy on Pain Caused by Glucometer
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230724058906N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Patients with type 2 diabetes who are confirmed by a specialist doctor
Full alertness
Familiarity with Persian language
Absence of vision and hearing impairment and active mental illness
No treatment with sedatives (according to the patient himself) and painkillers in the last 24 hours
Having any noticeable pain before the needle is inserted
Having obvious behavioral problems or lack of cooperation and consent to carry out interventions
The presence of any sensitivity to cryotherapy or those suffering from Raynaud's syndrome or sickle cell anemia
Having a skin wound at the cryotherapy site
Absence of peripheral neuropathy in patients
History of using painkillers, anesthesia and lidocaine and similar compounds in the previous 24 hours
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The pain score caused by the glucometer needle with a visual scale. Timepoint: Before and after cryotherapy. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Amount of pain and blood sugar level based on the number displayed by the glucometer. Timepoint: Before and after cryotherapy. Method of measurement: The number displayed by the glucometer.