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Efficacy of Acupressure and Cryotherapy on Pain relief

Cryotherapy of pain compared to Acupressure and drainage chest tube removal in the Elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015070623100N1
Enrollment
150
Registered
2015-08-31
Start date
2015-08-23
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

Pain. Pain, not elsewhere classified, Acute pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Cryotherapy in cooling gel for 20 minutes before leaving drainage chest tubes will be placed. The study of cold gel cooling through 3 depending on size cm 10 x8 around drainage pipes w
Cryotherapy in cooling gel for 20 minutes before leaving drainage chest tubes will be placed. The study of cold gel cooling through 3 depending on size cm 10 x8 around drainage pipes will be used. Acu
In the control group only standard routine care after open heart surgery will be done.

Sponsors

Depty Research of Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Lack of cognitive and mental disorders using AMT and earn a minimum score of 7 ? Having a chest tube into the pleural area after open heart surgery? Cryotherapy in the group of patients who do not have allergy to the cold? The intervention did not receive sedation 12 hours before? BMI is normal? The lack of any scratches? scars and disfigurement at LI4? Lack of housing for 4 hours before the intervention? Lack of serious diseases such as diabetes? neuropathy and disorders such as Raynaud disease and burger? Exclusion criteria: patients connected to mechanical ventilation? Patients with severe visual impairment? severe hearing loss patients? Sudden change in the patient's condition during the intervention and pain in other parts of the pain at the site of drainage pipes to affect (such as angina)? Patients who do not contribute to the end of intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: 20 minutes before,Immediately and 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Farideh Bastani

Iran University of Medical Sciences

faridehbastani@yahoo.com+98 912 321 2311

Outcome results

None listed

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