Clinical trial NCT05933551: Evaluation of the Efficiency of Z Technique Training
Official title: Evaluation of the Efficiency of Training for Nurses to Use the Z Technique in Intramuscular Injection Application
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Nurse's Role
Keywords: Z technique
intramuscular enjection
skill
nurse
ventrogluteal region
Lead sponsor: Tarsus University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-06
Enrollment: 75
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate of the efficiency of training for nurses to use the Z technique in intramuscular injection application.

The main question it aims to answer is:

• Is there an effect of training on the use of Z technique in intramuscular injection practice of nurses?

The sample size was calculated as a minimum of 64 people. It consists of nurses who volunteered to participate in the study.

Detailed description: The research was designed in a semi-experimental single group in the pretest-posttest order and will be carried out in four stages:

In the 1st Stage: The socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses and their knowledge levels about the Z technique will be evaluated before the training.

In the 2nd stage: Training will be given on the Z technique on the planned day, time and place. The education is planned to be given at Tarsus University. The training content will be presented to the participants as a powerpoint presentation (30 min), laboratory practice (15 min) and question-answer (15 min).

In the 3rd Stage: After the training, the knowledge levels and skills of the nurses regarding the Z technique will be evaluated.

In the 4th Stage: 1 month after the training, the use cases of the Z technique will be evaluated.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All nurses who volunteer, work in the hospital and perform injections will take part in the research as participants.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants who do not continue the study or who express that they want to leave and who do not apply injections in the clinic they work will be excluded from the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Knowledge levels for the Z technique
timeFrame: 10 min
measure: Skill levels for the Z technique
timeFrame: 10 min
measure: Frequency of Using the Z Technique
timeFrame: 1 month after the training.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Nurses' Descriptive Characteristics
timeFrame: 10 min
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Mersin
country: Turkey
facility: Tarsus University
state: Tarsus
Study officials:
affiliation: Tarsus University
name: Nadiye BARIS EREN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Yilmaz D, Khorshid L, Dedeoglu Y. The Effect of the Z-Track Technique on Pain and Drug Leakage in Intramuscular Injections. Clin Nurse Spec. 2016 Nov/Dec;30(6):E7-E12. doi: 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000245.
citation: Altun I. May the Z-Tracking Technique to Prevent Any Leakage in Insulin Injection Be an Alternative to the 10-Second Waiting Technique? J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018 Mar;12(2):537-538. doi: 10.1177/1932296817730378. Epub 2017 Sep 18. No abstract available.
citation: Ayinde O, Hayward RS, Ross JDC. The effect of intramuscular injection technique on injection associated pain; a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021 May 3;16(5):e0250883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250883. eCollection 2021.