U.S., Sept. 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07836842) titled 'Stress-Ball Distraction for Pain and Anxiety During Painful Procedures in Critically Ill Patients' on Sept. 07.
Brief Summary: This study will examine whether using a small hand-held stress ball during painful procedures can help critically ill adult patients feel less pain and anxiety. Painful procedures may also temporarily increase heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate.
Participants will be randomly assigned, like flipping a coin, to one of two groups. One group will receive usual care during the procedure. The other group will receive usual care and will be asked to squeeze a stress ball as a distraction technique dur...