Effect of Stress Ball Applied During Surgical Debridement/Dressing on Pain, Distress, and Physiological Parameters in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

NCT ID
NCT07119983
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Not specified in the registry data
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Cukurova University

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Enrollment: 84 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

No interventions are listed in the registry data.

Who may be eligible

Ages
Not specified in the registry data
Sex
Not specified in the registry data
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who agree to participate in the study and sign the Informed Consent * Form will be included in the study. * They are over 18 years of age, * They are literate in Turkish, * They are undergoing surgical debridement for the first time, * They are receiving inpatient treatment in the ward, and * They have pain ≥1 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) before the procedure. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have a diagnosed psychiatric or mental illness, * Regular painkiller use and chronic pain, * Visual, hearing, perception, or communication problems, * Physically impaired (such as an open wound on the hand or lack of muscle strength to squeeze a stress ball), * Decided to undergo an intervention to reduce pain before debridement (such as local anesthesia, nerve blockade, opioid analgesics, etc.), * Used non-pharmacological methods to reduce pain before the procedure will not be included in the study.

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Site recruitment status is not specified in the registry data for these locations.

Countries: Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Tarsus, Turkey (Türkiye): 1

Sample of listed locations

  • Tarsus University — Mersin, Tarsus, 33400, Turkey (Türkiye) — Site recruitment status not specified in the registry data

Study details

Start date
November 1, 2025
Primary completion date
January 1, 2027
First posted
August 13, 2025

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07119983
Registry last updated
September 15, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
September 21, 2026

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