New injection techniques to reduce pain and leakage
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests two different injection methods (TPR and Z-track) to see if they cause less pain and less medication leakage when giving the painkiller diclofenac sodium into the hip muscle.
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Who can take part
- You are between 16 and 40 years old
- You have been prescribed the medicine diclofenac sodium as an injection
- You can communicate easily with the study team
- The injection area on your hip has no wounds, redness, bruising, or tenderness
- You have not had an injection in the last 2 weeks
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 15 and 35
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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