Evaluation of the Efficiency of Z Technique Training

NCT05933551 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TarsusU-NBARISEREN-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate of the efficiency of training for nurses to use the Z technique in intramuscular injection application. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is there an effect of training on the use of Z technique in intramuscular injection practice of nurses? The sample size was calculated as a minimum of 64 people. It consists of nurses who volunteered to participate in the study.

Conditions

Nurse's Role

Keywords

Z technique; intramuscular enjection; skill; nurse; ventrogluteal region

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Knowledge levels for the Z technique

  After the training, the knowledge levels of the nurses about the Z technique will be evaluated.

  10 min

• Skill levels for the Z technique

  After the training, the skill levels of the nurses about the Z technique will be evaluated.

  10 min

• Frequency of Using the Z Technique

  Z technique use cases will be evaluated 1 month after the training.

  1 month after the training.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Nurses' Descriptive Characteristics

  10 min

Study Arms (1)

After the training, the knowledge levels and skills of the nurses about the Z technique

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Z Technique Training

Interventions

Z Technique Training OTHER

Training on Z technique will be given on the planned day, time and place. The education is planned to be given at Tarsus University. The training content will be presented to the participants as a powerpoint presentation (30 min), laboratory practice (15 min) and question-answer (15 min).

After the training, the knowledge levels and skills of the nurses about the Z technique

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All nurses who volunteer, work in the hospital and perform injections will take part in the research as participants.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants who do not continue the study or who express that they want to leave and who do not apply injections in the clinic they work will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tarsus University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tarsus University

Mersin, Tarsus, 33400, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Yilmaz D, Khorshid L, Dedeoglu Y. The Effect of the Z-Track Technique on Pain and Drug Leakage in Intramuscular Injections. Clin Nurse Spec. 2016 Nov/Dec;30(6):E7-E12. doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000245.

  PMID: 27753676 BACKGROUND

• Altun I. May the Z-Tracking Technique to Prevent Any Leakage in Insulin Injection Be an Alternative to the 10-Second Waiting Technique? J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018 Mar;12(2):537-538. doi: 10.1177/1932296817730378. Epub 2017 Sep 18. No abstract available.

  PMID: 28918650 BACKGROUND

• Ayinde O, Hayward RS, Ross JDC. The effect of intramuscular injection technique on injection associated pain; a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021 May 3;16(5):e0250883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250883. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 33939726 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• The Effect of Different Techniques Used in Intramuscular Injection On Pain And Drug Leakage

Study Officials

• Nadiye BARIS EREN

  Tarsus University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ass. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2023
• First Posted: July 6, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2023
• Study Completion: October 31, 2023
• Last Updated: April 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)