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The effect of hot and cold compression on urinary retention after surgery in elderly patients

The effect of hot and cold compression on urinary retention after surgery in elderly patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20150519022320N8
Enrollment
52
Registered
2017-12-29
Start date
2017-09-14
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

Condition 1: Urinary retention after surgery. Condition 2: Urinary retention after surgery.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: The cold compress group is a bag containing 1200 cc of completely frozen water for 25 minutes in the suprapubic area of the patient and the cases of removal of urinary r
Treatment - Other
Control group: The cold compress group is a bag containing 1200 cc of completely frozen water for 25 minutes in the suprapubic area of the patient and the cases of removal of urinary retention during
Intervention group: Includes hot compressor group. A 200-cc warm-blooded bag containing 52 ºC for 25 minutes in a suprapubic area of the patient undergoes post-operative urinary retention. Urinary ret

Sponsors

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 60 years old Certainty of urinary retention through a patient's clinical examination, including sensitive and painful swollen bladder and patient's complaint of urinary retention Patients who do not urinate from the time of surgery to the beginning of the plan No known urinary problems

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingnesse to participate in the study Diabetes Putting urinary catheter during recent surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Retention of urine. Timepoint: The severity of urinary retention in patients before intervention and 10 minutes after the end of the intervention, the time of removal of urinary retention for 25 minutes from the time of the commision. Method of measurement: Patient comments, visual scale for grading urine retention rate, removal of urinary retention by standard stopwatch.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain due to urinary retention. Timepoint: Before intervention; 10 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Patient report; Visually assigned scale (VAS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Tayyebe Mirzaei

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

t.mirzaei@rums.ac.ir+98 34 3428 0097

Outcome results

None listed

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