Assess effectiveness of Helfer Skin Tap on pain associated with intramuscular injection Benzathine pencillin in Rheumatic Heart disease patient

Phase 1

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Rheumatic mitral stenosis,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/12/016745
• Lead Sponsor: Maj Shanti Jakhwal

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 .

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-12
• Study Start: 2018-12-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There is difference in pain score of patient with Helfer skin Tap than without Tap	6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There is association between pain intensity and selected demographic variables like Age , sex , duration of treatment	6 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Command Hospital pune; 🇮🇳 Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Command Hospital pune

🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

SHANTI JAKHWAL

Principal investigator

9910209379

shantijakhwal@gmai.com