Effect of Shot blocker and Cold Spray on Venipuncture Pain among Blood Donors: A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Registration Number
- IRCT20221223056900N1
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Baghdad
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Subjects eligible for inclusion whom male and female adult blood donors (18 years and above).
Volunteering to participate in the study and giving a written consent form
Read and write
There was no sign of (pain, hematoma, necrosis, scar, incision, or infection) on the skin around the venipuncture site, and no analgesic drug for the last six hours.
They were excluded if they refused participation
significantly impaired vision
altered mental state
suffered from skin disease associated with cold intolerance (e.g. Raynaud’s disease)
had vision and hearing problems
sensory-motor deficit, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy, Wound, burn, scar tissue, etc. on the skin around the venipuncture site.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome variable is the pain related to Venipuncture in blood donors that can be changed based on shotblocker or cold spray. Timepoint: Immediately after applying a shotblocker or cold pray, pain related to venipuncture measuring by a visual analogue scale. Method of measurement: The visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used to assess the level of pain related to venipuncture.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method