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The Impact of Ice-cold Water Spray Following the Model for Symptom Management on Postoperative Thirst in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Controlled Study

Study on the effect of oral ice water spray intervention in thirst management of critically ill patients after operation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300070825
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-04-24
Start date
2022-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Critically ill patients after operation

Interventions

Experimental group:The intervention of thirst was carried out with ice water spray nursing based on symptom management theory. The intervention was started 0.5h after the subjects were conscious after
Control group:The intervention of thirst was carried out with conventional cotton swabs dipped in water to moisten the mouth. The intervention was started 0.5h after the subjects were conscious after

Sponsors

The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Stay in ICU for more than 6 hours after operation; Fasting and water prohibition; The age is between 18 and 80; Patients without mechanical ventilation are conscious, able to understand and communicate normally; Subjects volunteered to participate in the study and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with otolaryngology surgery, intracranial surgery, oral surgery and oral diseases; Those who have participated in other experiments or are contraindicated by medical advice; Those who can't complete the scale evaluation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Thirst score;Oral comfort score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Thirst nursing time;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLian Rongli, Yang Xiaoyue

The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

2548293408@qq.com+86 134 2221 5734

Outcome results

None listed

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