The Effect of Using a Stress Ball on Pain, Anxiety, and Vital Signs During Breast Biopsy

NCT ID
NCT07844395
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
TC Erciyes University
Conditions
Anxiety, Breast Biopsy, Procedural Pain, Vital Signs

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Enrollment: 53 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Behavioral: Using a Stress Ball

Who may be eligible

Ages
18 Years to no maximum
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for Tru-Cut breast biopsy * Aged 18 years and older * Undergoing breast biopsy for the first time * Able to speak Turkish * Female sex * Not pregnant * Not breastfeeding * No cognitive, verbal, or hearing impairments that could impede communication * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study with written and verbal informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic pain disorders or regular use of analgesics * Having taken analgesic medication on the day of the procedure * Inability to use the hands or impaired grip/grasp function

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 1 location; 1 is listed as Recruiting.

Countries: Turkey (Türkiye)

Sample of listed locations

  • Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Hospitals — Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye) — Recruiting

Study details

Start date
September 11, 2026
Primary completion date
October 11, 2026
Completion date
October 31, 2026
First posted
September 28, 2026

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07844395
Registry last updated
September 28, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 5, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 5, 2026

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