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Could a simple stress ball ease the pain of a heart procedure?

NCT ID NCT07808632

Symptom relief Sponsor: Mersin University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are testing whether squeezing a stress ball during femoral arterial sheath removal after coronary angiography can reduce pain and anxiety and improve patient satisfaction. The trial enrolls 34 adults who had a stent or balloon angioplasty through the femoral artery. Half use a stress ball plus routine care, and half receive routine care alone. The team measures pain, anxiety, satisfaction, and blood pressure and heart rate before and after the procedure.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a silicone stress ball squeezed rhythmically during the procedure
What this could lead to
If it works, hospitals could add a cheap, drug-free option to make sheath removal after coronary angiography less painful and stressful.
What could go wrong
The trial is small, with 34 patients at one center, so any benefit may be modest or may not hold up in larger, more varied groups. A stress ball cannot remove the physical cause of pain from sheath removal.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 34 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who underwent coronary angiography via the femoral artery and received stent implantation or balloon angioplasty * Aged 18 years or older * Willing to participate in the study and providing written informed consent * Conscious, oriented, and cooperative * Able to read and understand Turkish * No hearing or visual impairment that would interfere with participation * Clinically and hemodynamically stable * No diagnosed psychiatric disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Coronary angiography performed via the radial artery * Development of a complication during coronary angiography, such as arrhythmia * Administration of sedation during coronary angiography * Pregnancy * Prisoners or other vulnerable individuals

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder coronary artery disorder Pain Patient Satisfaction

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Femoral arterial sheath removal Hemodynamic parameters Nonpharmacological intervention Pain Patient satisfaction Stress ball

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Turkey, Mersin University Hospital

    Yenişehir, Mersin, 33120, Turkey (Türkiye)

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