Traction, Pressure, and Rapid Muscle Release (TPR) Technique During Intramuscular Injection: Effects on Pain and Patient Satisfaction

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Conditions studied: Injection Techniques, Nursing Interventions, Injection Pain Prevention, Patient Satisfaction, Intramuscular Injection

In brief

This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of the Traction, Pressure, and Rapid Muscle Release (TPR) technique, an innovative method used during intramuscular vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) injections, on patients' pain and satisfaction levels compared with the conventional injection method.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07499687

Run by

Bezmialem Vakif University

People needed

102

Starts

2026-04-06

Expected to finish

2026-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Voluntary participation in the study
• Ability to speak and understand Turkish
• Being between 18 and 65 years of age
• Having a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 30
• No sensory impairment in the ventrogluteal muscles

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of a scar, burn, redness, hematoma, bruising, tenderness, or induration at the injection site
• History of intramuscular injection in the ventrogluteal region within the last 15 days
• Presence of injection-related fear
• Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
• History of neuropathy
• Presence of any hearing, visual, or speech impairment
• Presence of a mental disability
• Use of oral or parenteral analgesic medication before the procedure.

Where it is running

• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye Başakşehir Çam And Sakura City Hospital Emergency Department — Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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