U.S., Dec. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07300618) titled 'Stress Ball and Music to Reduce Anxiety and Pain in Platelet Apheresis' on Nov. 17.
Brief Summary: This study was conducted as a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of stress ball use-a distraction and attention-directing method-and music listening, which targets the auditory sensory pathway, on anxiety, stress, and pain levels in platelet apheresis donors beyond routine care. The study sample consisted of 102 donors aged 18 to 55 years who were donating platelets for the first time at a university hospital blood transfusion center. The participants were divided into three groups: 34 in...