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The Effect of a Stress Ball During Oral Care Procedures

NCT07676422 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2026-06-30

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of using stress balls during oral care procedures performed on conscious patients in the intensive care unit on patients' pain, anxiety, and stress levels.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Stress ball

The stress ball group will be given a stress ball by the researcher before oral care and asked to focus on and squeeze the ball for 15-20 minutes during oral care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yuzuncu Yil University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cansu Koyunoğlu, Asst. Prof · Erzurum Technical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-25
Primary Completion
2026-08-25
Completion
2026-08-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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