Use of Hand Extension Rubber During Intravenous Catheter Placement

NCT07659015 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: GB-MK-2026
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 114
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims to investigate the effect of a hand extension rubber used in patients with peripheral intravenous catheters on pain, anxiety, and satisfaction.

Conditions

Pain; Anxiety; Satisfaction

Keywords

Nursing; Peripheral intravenous catheter; PIC; Pain; Anxiety; Satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain associated with PIC procedure (using VAS-visual analogue scale)

  Pain associated with PIC procedure

  after the PIC implementation

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• satisfaction associated with PIC procedure (using State-Trait Anxiety Inventory)

  after the PIC implementation

• anxiety associated with PIC procedure (using a five likert type quesiton-)

  after the PIC implementation

Study Arms (2)

İntervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Hand Extension Rubber will be used for distraction

Other: Hand Extension Rubber

control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention group

Interventions

Hand Extension Rubber OTHER

Hand Extension Rubber will be used for distraction while peripheral IV catheher placement.

İntervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Volunteers willing to participate in the study
• Patients aged 18-65
• Patients who are alert and able to communicate verbally in Turkish
• Patients assigned to the green zone during triage
• Patients suitable for PICC placement in the left cephalic and basilic veins
• Patients who are right-handed
• Patients with a VAS pain score of 0 prior to the PIC procedure

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with acute or chronic pain
• Patients with conditions that cause limited mobility, such as muscle disorders or grip dysfunction
• Patients with peripheral neuropathy, arteriovenous fistula, or bilateral mastectomy
• Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis (as self-reported)
• Patients with communication impairments (hearing, speech, and vision)
• Patients with a history of negative PIC procedure experiences
• Terminating Criteria:
• Participants wishing to withdraw from the study at any stage after giving their consent
• Failure of the PIC procedure
• Failure to use the hand extension band until the end of the procedure
• Occurrence of complications related to the PIC procedure during the procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Necmettin Erbakan University: lead
• Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Necmettin Erbakan University

Konya, Meram, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain; Anxiety Disorders; Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Behavior

Study Officials

• Melike Kışla

  Master student

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Gülden Basit

CONTACT

+90 332 320 40 29; guldenbasit@gmail.com

Melike Kışla

CONTACT

melikeksla@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Due to the nature of the study, researcher and participant blinding will not be possible. However, the statistician conducting the data analysis will be blinded.
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Model Details: It is designed as a pre-test-post-test randomized controlled experimental study with parallel groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 9, 2026
• First Posted: June 22, 2026
• Study Start: June 15, 2026
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2026
• Study Completion: August 1, 2026
• Last Updated: June 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

TU (1)