# Sorry Not Sorry: Apologizing and Its Effect on Discomfort During Dressing Removal

> **NCT03216629** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **London Health Sciences Centre** · enrollment: 25 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Bandages
- Pain
- Empathy

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Saying "sorry"

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03216629
- **Lead sponsor:** London Health Sciences Centre
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-03-06
- **Primary completion:** 2018-09-01
- **Final completion:** 2018-09-01
- **Target enrollment:** 25 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-10-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03216629

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03216629, "Sorry Not Sorry: Apologizing and Its Effect on Discomfort During Dressing Removal". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03216629. Licensed CC0.

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