NCT06661187

Simple Psychological Interventions and Cryoanalgesia

The Effect of Using Simple Psychological Interventions and Cryoanalgesia for Reducing Arterial Puncture Pain and Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Damanhour University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to explore the effect of using simple psychological interventions and cryoanalgesia for reducing arterial punctures pain and anxiety in critically ill patients

Detailed description

The present study will be carried out in two interventions Patients who received cryoanalgesia: patients subjects underwent arterial puncture. patients in the intervention group had a small plastic bag filled with 12 oz of crushed ice applied to the radial artery puncture site for 3 min (timed with a stopwatch) without external compression or massage. Psychological interventions using verbal signals of the impending procedure, music distraction, visual distraction, and breathing interventions be used during arterial puncture in adults

Conditions

• Arterial Puncture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Cryoanalgesia	Patients who received cryoanalgesia: patients subjects underwent arterial puncture. patients in the intervention group had a small plastic bag filled with 12 oz of crushed ice applied to the radial artery puncture site for 3 min (timed with a stopwatch) without external compression or massage.
PROCEDURE	Psychological instructions	Psychological interventions using verbal signals of the impending procedure, music distraction, visual distraction, and breathing interventions be used during arterial puncture in adults
PROCEDURE	Routine care	No intervention deliver routine care

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2026-01-01
• First posted: 2024-10-28
• Last updated: 2026-03-02

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Egypt