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Stress Ball During Lumbar Puncture the Effect of the Application on Anxiety Level

NCT06146543 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-08-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Individuals who come to the neurology clinic to undergo lumbar puncture, and meet the inclusion criteria, and agree to participate in the study will be given a stress ball during the procedure and will be asked to squeeze this ball.

Conditions

  • Neurologic Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Stress ball

Before the procedure begins, the patient's free hand will be given an elastic ball that is large enough to hold in the palm of the hand and squeeze easily. He/she will be asked to squeeze this ball slowly throughout the process. At the end of the procedure, the ball will be removed from his hand and the patient will be relieved.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Atlas University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-01
Primary Completion
2024-08-22
Completion
2024-08-22

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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