NCT03554122

Efficacy of Shotblocker in Spinal Needle Related Pain

The Effect of Shotblocker on Pain and Patient Satisfaction for Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 88 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This was a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Seventy-six patients who underwent spinal anesthesia for surgery were randomized into the Shotblocker group or Control group. Before the insertion of a 25-gauge spinal needle, Shotblocker was applied just before the spinal needle insertion in the Shotblocker group. 10-cm visual analog scale to evaluate the pain intensity of spinal needle insertion and a five-point scale for patient satisfaction were compared between the two groups.

Conditions

• Needle Phobia
• Spinal Anesthesia
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Shotblocker	Patients spinal injections were performed with Shotblocker placed onto injection site
PROCEDURE	Placebo	Patients spinal injections were performed without Shotblocker

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-08-30
• Completion: 2018-09-30
• First posted: 2018-06-12
• Last updated: 2019-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)