Training of Arms to Reduce Pain With Peripheral Venous Catheter

Female patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer often experience pain and discomfort when a peripheral venous catheter is inserted.This randomized, controlled trial investigates whether there is a difference in the degree of pain during PVC insertion in patients who exercise their arms, and whether exercise improves vein status.Participation involves:Everyone must have had their peripheral venous catheter (PVC) inserted at least five times in the DROP-IN, which is an outpatient clinic staffed by anesthesia nurses who are specialists in applying PVCs.Everyone will three times be asked to answer some questions in the DROP-IN, have their grip strength measured in both hands, and have the course of the veins in their arms clarified.The training group must do arm training exercises daily for at least eight weeks (training equipment is provided)Ten participants will at the end of the project period be invited to participate in a telephone interview about experiences of vein status during a cancer treatment course.

Inclusion Criteria:Planned neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy via intravenous peripheral venous cannula placed under ultrasound guidancePVC insertion is performed in the DROP-IN outpatient clinic, Department of Anesthesiology, Vejle Hospital, at least four timesThe patient has provided written and orally informed consentThe patient must be cognitively well preserved and able to understand informationExclusion Criteria:Patients who cannot read and understand DanishPatients <18 years