Sorry Not Sorry: Apologizing and Its Effect on Discomfort During Dressing Removal
- Conditions
- BandagesPainEmpathy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Saying "sorry"
- Registration Number
- NCT03216629
- Lead Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre
- Brief Summary
Use of dressing is common place following surgery, allowing for wounds to be covered and protected. Dressing material with adhesive contact layers or adhesive tape is integral to sealing off the wound. Mechanical stripping of stratum corneum during dressing removal causes pain and discomfort. During dressing removal, practitioners may at times apologize as a function of empathy. Previous study investigated speed of dressing removal and its effect on discomfort during dressing change. In this study, the investigators aim to investigate how empathy expressed in form of saying "sorry" affect the perception of pain during dressing change?
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
- Healthy adult volunteers, age >18.
- individuals with sensitivity to tape or dressing, anxiety disorders, or pain syndromes.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Sorry Saying "sorry" A small strip of self-adhesive dressing (3cm by 4cm) will be applied to the back of the patients' participants' hand and side of neck. After one minute of acclimatization, the dressing will be removed by the examiner. During the removal, the examiner will say sorry repeatedly. Following the dressing removal, participant will rate their pain with a 10 point visual analog scale.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Immediate Based on self reported 10 point visual analog scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
London Health Science Centre - Victoria Hospital
🇨🇦London, Ontario, Canada