Effect of the P6 Acupressure on the amount of anxiety and the intensity of the pain caused by the venipuncture in patients with Thalassemia

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Patients with thalassemia.; Beta thalassemia; D56.1

• Registration Number: IRCT20200109046066N1
• Lead Sponsor: Yasouj University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Ability to communicate and answer questions
Consent to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

Patient's dissatisfaction with the study
Failure of venipuncture or need to be reunited
taking analgesics within 3 hours before or during the study
Receive another painful intervention while the angiocut is embedded
Use of hypnotic, anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs before intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety score in Spiegel Berger questionnaire. Timepoint: Anxiety levels before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).;Pain score based on visual analogue scale(VAS). Timepoint: Severity of pain during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale(VAS).