The effects of add-on self-care therapy on epidural catheter analgesia and quality of life in patients after surgical stabilization of multiple rib fractures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000029409

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-01-30

Start date

2016-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-03

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Conditions

multiple rib fractures

Interventions

Experimental group:Self-care therapy

Control:no self-care therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. MRF (4 or more fractured ribs) with bicortical displacement; 2. intractable pain with visual analogue scale over 6 after conservative therapies; 3. aged 18 years or older.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. multiple trauma to body parts other than chest with an abbreviated injury scale over 3; 2. serious head trauma with a Glasgow coma scale lower than 14; 3. mechanically ventilated; 4. massive hemothorax or injury to the trachea or bronchus with requirement for immediate surgery 5. coagulopathy; 6. dementia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incentive spirometry (IS) volumes;NRS;oxygen saturation (SpO2);respiratory rate;quality of life;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
hospital length of stay;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHong Yijin

Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University

hongyijin123@163.com+86 15160768688

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026