Application of ice bag to reduce pain caused by sutures removal from leg vein harvest site.

The effect of ice bag application on pain associated with sutures removal from incision in leg vein harvest in patients undergoing cardiac surgery(CABG) in Imam Reza hospital at 1392.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014071018221N1

Enrollment

Registered

2014-07-10

Start date

2014-01-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Pain. Condition 2: Pain. Pain, not elsewhere classified Acute pain

Interventions

Group 3: After evaluating pain, without any interference, the sutures will remove and then pain evaluate again.

Intervention 1: This clinical trial consists of three groups. The patients are divided to three groups randomly assigned

Group 1: Ice bag (bag designed and built by the researcher) apply to the surgical site (on foot vein harvest), for 10 minutes. Time between apply ice bag and sutures removal is 2 minutes. Intervention

This clinical trial consists of three groups. The patients are divided to three groups randomly assigned

Group 1: Ice bag (bag designed and built by the researcher) apply to the surgical site (on foot vein harvest), for 10 minutes. Time between apply ice bag and sutures removal is 2 minutes.

Group 2: Ice bag apply on surgical site for 20 minutes. Time between apply ice bag and sutures removal is 2 minutes.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Consent for participation in the study; Age 30 to 70; Ability to speake Farsi; Ability to reading and writing; Consciousness should be sufficient to determine the severity of pain; Undergoing Heart surgery (coronary artery bypass); At least 5 days from the last leg incision sutures; Be at least 20 cm long incision; Not any psychiatric disorder; Ability to communicate verbally; Not use sedative and analgesics drugs; The patient has no addiction; The patient has no hearing and vision impairments; Patients without neuromuscular diseases such as Burgers, Raynaud and etc; Physician (cardiac surgeon) agrees with participate the patient. Exclusion criteria: Use powerful hypnotics or analgesics drugs; Presence of comorbid disease that affects the patient's pain assessment (delirium, dementia or severe depression, severe impairment of vision and hearing, diabetic neuropathy); Reluctance to continue participating in the exercises; Over the past 15 days of surgery; The patient is allergic to cold; Presence of Swelling, redness or tenderness at surgical site.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain Quality. Timepoint: Before suture removal from leg and 2 minutes after suture removal. Method of measurement: Modify Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire.;Pain Intensity. Timepoint: Before suture removal from leg and 2 minutes after suture removal. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmir Namayandeh Jourabchi

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

amir.namayandeh@yahoo.com+98 51 1444 6070

Outcome results

None listed

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