The Effect of Vibration on Pain During Subcutaneous Heparin Injection

The Effect of Vibration on Pain During Subcutaneous Heparin Injection: A Randomized Controlled Study

Aim: The aim of this research will to examine the effect of the local vibration technique applied to the injection site during subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) injection.

Methods: The patients will randomly assigned to an experimental (vibration) group , a placebo control group, and a nonintervention control group. Participants in the experimental group will give slight vibration to the injection site before the injection will administered; for participants in the placebo group, the device will placed on the injection site but with the vibration button kept switched off, while for the nonintervention control group, routine subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin injection will administered. The level of pain felt by the participants during the administration of the injection will assess with a visual analog scale.

Inclusion Criteria:

• being over the age of 18
• having a doctor's prescription for subcutaneousheparin 0.6 mL treatment with a ready-to-use syringe and not yet having begun treatment
• having no coagulation disorder
• having no disorder which could affect pain perception,
• having no incision, lipodystrophy or finding of infection at the injection site,
• having no communication problem, and voluntarily agreeing to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• being under the age of 18
• having diabetes mellitus
• peripheral vascular disease, etc. which could affect the perception of pain
• not being conscious, refusing to participate in the research or opting to leave the study at any point.