Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control Trial

Background: Intramuscular injections are a typical nursing procedure in clinical settings. Injections into the muscle can cause pain and suffering in patients, even with their therapeutic benefits. Because of the emphasis on quality in health care, it is becoming increasingly important to reduce in...

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Main Authors: Hameed Muslim Hashem, Fatma Makee Mahmood
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Published: University of Kufa, Faculty of Nursing 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kjns/article/view/15668
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description Background: Intramuscular injections are a typical nursing procedure in clinical settings. Injections into the muscle can cause pain and suffering in patients, even with their therapeutic benefits. Because of the emphasis on quality in health care, it is becoming increasingly important to reduce injection-related pain in nursing care. The aim of this study was to determine how utilizing lidocaine spray changed the level of pain caused by intramuscular injections. Methods: This is a randomized controlled experiment; the data was gathered using a socio-demographic questionnaire and the visual analog scale between December 28th, 2023, and February 14th, 2024. The study included a total of 100 participants, with 50 assigned to the study group and the other 50 assigned to the control group. The statistical tests were conducted utilizing the SPSS software for Microsoft Windows, specifically version, with a level of significance of 5% (p value < 0.05). Results: The average pain scores for the control group (4.46 ± 2.022) and the experimental group (1.27 ± 1.340) showed a statistically significant variation between them (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study found that using lidocaine spray during intramuscular injections in adults reduced the severity of pain. A simple linear regression test indicated that body max index (BMI) was a significant predictor of pain levels among the study group (β = 0.113; p =.028).  
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spelling doaj-art-ee66d972bef54a21aa228db3d08ce3732025-08-20T02:26:30ZengUniversity of Kufa, Faculty of NursingKufa Journal for Nursing Sciences2223-40552521-86382024-06-01140110.36321/kjns.vi202401.15668Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control TrialHameed Muslim Hashem0Fatma Makee Mahmood1University of Karbala, College of Nursing, Adult nursing department, Karbala, Iraq. University of Karbala, Collage of Nursing, Adult Nursing Department, Karbala, Iraq. Background: Intramuscular injections are a typical nursing procedure in clinical settings. Injections into the muscle can cause pain and suffering in patients, even with their therapeutic benefits. Because of the emphasis on quality in health care, it is becoming increasingly important to reduce injection-related pain in nursing care. The aim of this study was to determine how utilizing lidocaine spray changed the level of pain caused by intramuscular injections. Methods: This is a randomized controlled experiment; the data was gathered using a socio-demographic questionnaire and the visual analog scale between December 28th, 2023, and February 14th, 2024. The study included a total of 100 participants, with 50 assigned to the study group and the other 50 assigned to the control group. The statistical tests were conducted utilizing the SPSS software for Microsoft Windows, specifically version, with a level of significance of 5% (p value < 0.05). Results: The average pain scores for the control group (4.46 ± 2.022) and the experimental group (1.27 ± 1.340) showed a statistically significant variation between them (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study found that using lidocaine spray during intramuscular injections in adults reduced the severity of pain. A simple linear regression test indicated that body max index (BMI) was a significant predictor of pain levels among the study group (β = 0.113; p =.028).   https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kjns/article/view/15668Painintramuscular injectionlidocaine spray
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Fatma Makee Mahmood
Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control Trial
Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences
Pain
intramuscular injection
lidocaine spray
title Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control Trial
title_full Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control Trial
title_fullStr Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control Trial
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control Trial
title_short Effect of Using Lidocaine Spray on Level of Pain during Intramuscular Injection: A Randomized Control Trial
title_sort effect of using lidocaine spray on level of pain during intramuscular injection a randomized control trial
topic Pain
intramuscular injection
lidocaine spray
url https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kjns/article/view/15668
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