Clinical Trial: Stress Ball and Empathic Verbal-Tactile Interventions for Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Mammography and Breast Ultrasonography: A Randomized Trial

U.S., May 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07562828) titled 'Stress Ball and Empathic Verbal-Tactile Interventions for Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Mammography and Breast Ultrasonography: A Randomized Trial' on April 25.

Brief Summary: This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to determine the effects of stress ball use and empathic verbal communication with therapeutic touch on anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing mammography and breast ultrasonography. The study will be conducted between May and September 2026 at Istanbul Bakırkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital.

A total of 122 women meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned into three gr...