A randomised controlled trial of ice to reduce the pain of immunisation
Document number : 251411
Created by: Yashodha Ediriweera, 2019-05-15
Last revised by: Susan Wright, 2019-08-22
Document created in: James Cook University
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Document number : 251411
Created by: Yashodha Ediriweera, 2019-05-15
Last revised by: Susan Wright, 2019-08-22
Document created in: James Cook University

1. Summary
Abstract for the general public
Pain is a major adverse effect associated with vaccination. Ice may be used to reduce pain. This prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to investigate the effects of applying an ice pack prior to immunisation on the outcome of pain in medical students receiving their flu vaccines.Supervisor
- Jennifer Banks
Senior Research officer, School of Medicine, Mackay Clinical School
Workplaces involved in this project
Added workplaces
- Health Care - Organisations supporting health care delivery - Miscellaneous
- Education - James Cook University (JCU) - Division of Tropical Health and Medicine - College of Medicine and Dentistry - Medicine - Mackay Clinical School