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The effectiveness of cold application in combination with Indomethacin suppository on chest tube removal pain undergone open heart surgery patients.

The effectiveness of cold application in combination with Indomethacin suppository on chest tube removal pain undergone open heart surgery patients.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201205169664N2
Enrollment
68
Registered
2012-06-06
Start date
2011-04-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

chest tube removal pain.

Interventions

Intervention 1: In Intervention group 100 mg Indomethacin suppository will be administered one hour before Chest tube removal. In intervention group a 4º c cold pack will be placed on chest tube s
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
In Intervention group 100 mg Indomethacin suppository will be administered one hour before Chest tube removal. In intervention group a 4º c cold pack will be placed on chest tube site 20 minutes
control group: 100 mg Indomethacin suppository will be administered one hour prior to Chest tube removal. In control group same cold pack with room tempreature (as placebo) will be placed on ches

Sponsors

Vice-chancellor for Research of Zanjan University of Medcial Sciences and Health Services
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 69 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria: patients undergo sternomy surgery, range of age :18-69, oriented to time and place, able to answer to questions, not addicted to drug , no smoking , Indometacin suppository or other kind of sedative have not being prescribed at least 6 hours before intervention also having no opoids prescription 12 hours before intervention, having at least one chest tube in pluera, having physician order for removing chest tube , exclusion criteria: sudden change in patient status during the intervention, pain in other organs which affect chest tube removal pain such as heart pain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain of chest tube removal. Timepoint: 20 minutes before CTR , just after and 15 minutes after CTR. Method of measurement: visual analog scores (VAS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Vital sign including Blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate. Timepoint: 20 minutes before CTR, just after and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: mm/hg for BP, nomber for Pulse and respiratory rate announced by vital sign monitoring system Pooyandegan rahe Saadat made by iran.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMitra Payami Bousari

Zanjan University of Medcial Sciences and Health Services

payami@zuma.ac.ir+98 24 1727 2057

Outcome results

None listed

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