NCT04215276

Valsalva Maneuver and Control in Reducing Pain During Spinal Injection

Comparison of Valsalva Maneuver and Control in Reducing Pain During Spinal Injection

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indonesia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Valsalva maneuver as non pharmacological approach and control in reducing pain during spinal injection.

Detailed description

This was an experimental study on 70 subjects with 35 subjects treated with Valsalva maneuver and 35 subjects treated as control from January to April 2019. Research subjects were female who underwent brachytherapy for the first time with spinal anesthesia. The effectiveness in reducing pain was assessed by using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and patient movement during the surgery.

Conditions

• Brachytherapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Valsalva maneuver	pressure during Valsalva maneuver was measure using sphygmomanometer
OTHER	Control	patient was not given any intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-21
• Primary completion: 2019-04-26
• Completion: 2019-04-26
• First posted: 2020-01-02
• Last updated: 2020-02-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia