Effectiveness of Vapocoolant Spray on Venipuncture Pain in Young Male Donors

NCT04346732 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SAciksoz
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 88
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of vapocoolant spray in reducing pain related to venipuncture in young, healthy male blood donors. Hypotheses: H1: Vapocoolant spray reduces venipuncture pain during blood donation. H0: Vapocoolant spray does not reduce venipuncture pain during blood donation.

Conditions

Venipuncture; Pain

Keywords

Vapocoolant Spray; Venipuncture; Pain; Donors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in venipuncture pain on the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) during blood donation

  The VAS is used to inquire about pain levels resulting from venipuncture.In the 10 cm-long VAS, 0 indicates no pain, while 10 indicates the most intense pain.

  immediately following venipuncture procedure

Study Arms (2)

Vapocoolant spray

EXPERIMENTAL

Vapocoolant spray was applied to the donors in the vapocoolant spray group.

Other: Vapocoolant spray

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The donors in the control group were not given any intervention during the blood collection process.

Interventions

Vapocoolant spray OTHER

Vapocoolant spray

Vapocoolant spray

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• aged between 18 and 35
• BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2
• speaks turkish
• male donor
• individuals who applied to make voluntary blood donations
• volunteers to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• donors who did not agree to take part in the study,
• donors with open wound, scar, infection, dermatitis, eczema or lesion at the venipuncture site, or donors with cold allergy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: In both groups, immediately following venipuncture, pain assessment was made with the VAS by the researcher, who did not know which group each participant belonged to.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: The participants were separated into two groups with the randomisation method.These groups were named the vapocoolant spray group and the control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2020
• First Posted: April 15, 2020
• Study Start: April 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2016
• Study Completion: June 30, 2016
• Last Updated: April 15, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04