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Stress Ball Application on Anxiety and Pain During Pap Smear Test

NCT06682052 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2024-11-12

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Summary

A negative pelvic examination experience may deter women from returning for follow-up tests, thus reducing the intended benefit of gynecological screening. For all these reasons, women's experiences with pelvic examinations and related conditions should be taken into account by healthcare services. Although the pelvic examination is relatively brief, cognitive-behavioral interventions that focus or distract the patient's attention have been shown to be effective in reducing pain and anxiety during brief medical interventions. Reducing pain and anxiety during medical procedures is an important factor in patient satisfaction. Although there are many methods to reduce stress, it is thought that the inexpensive and easily accessible anti-stress ball can be used as a distraction method. A study has determined that a stress ball reduces anxiety and pain during angiography. No studies were found in the literature examining the effects of an anti-stress ball on anxiety and pain during a pelvic examination.

Conditions

  • Pain Management

Interventions

OTHER

anti-stress ball

The women will be given a round, silicone, medium-sized and medium-hard anti-stress ball, and they will be told how to use the stress ball, and they will be asked to squeeze the anti-stress ball throughout the examination, allowing the patients to rest occasionally as they wish. The women will be told to count to 3 as they squeeze the anti-stress ball, then to relax the stress ball and repeat this process.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hitit University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-20
Primary Completion
2025-02-15
Completion
2025-03-15

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