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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2018/12/016745
CTRI/2018/12/016745Not yet recruitingPhase 1

A study to assess the effectiveness of Helfer skin tap technique on pain associated with intramuscular (IM)Benzathine Pencillin injection among Rheumatic Heart Disease patients attending CardiologyOPD in selected Hospital

Maj Shanti Jakhwal1 site in 1 country50 target enrollmentStarted: December 28, 2018Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
50
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
There is difference in pain score of patient with Helfer skin Tap than without Tap

Study Overview

Brief Summary

A study to assess the effectiveness of Helfer Skin tap technique on pain associated with inj Benzathine penicillin among rheumatic Heart disease patient

The investigator used experimental  - post test only control design to randomly selecting 50 patients and adopting Helfer skin for experiment group and conventional technique for control group .

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Computer generated randomization
Masking
Not Applicable

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
21.00 Year(s) to 60.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Rheumatic heart disease patient on injection Benzathine Penicillin.

Exclusion Criteria

  • patients other than RHD who receive inj Benzathine localised skin infection on ventrogluteal site.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

There is difference in pain score of patient with Helfer skin Tap than without Tap

Time Frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • There is association between pain intensity and selected demographic variables like Age , sex , duration of treatment(6 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor
Maj Shanti Jakhwal
Sponsor Class
Other [self]

Study Sites (1)

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