R68 Other general symptoms and signs. Dry mouth, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: (water spray) 2 milliliters of distilled water (room temperature) is directly sprayed into the mouth by commercially available containers so that tongue surface
Intervention group 1: (water spray) 2 milliliters of distilled water (room temperature) is directly sprayed into the mouth by commercially available containers so that tongue surface and mucous is mo
Control group: this group is provided by routine cares and are intubated and NPO at least 4 to 6 hours.
Intervention group 2: (ice cubes) 2 milliliters is put in the patient’s mouth. It is done every 15 minutes.
Intervention group 3: (moist gauze) the gauze is completely moistened with distilled water and it is repeated every 15 minutes.
Sponsors
Research and Technology Vice-Chancellor Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Conditions for entering the research: lack of open-heart surgery history; completely able to read and write in Persian; lack of psychological and mental disorders history; not being affected by any background disease like diabetes or renal disease; lack of open wounds or diseases resulting in mouth and lips scaling Conditions of exclusion from the research: heart attack or brain stroke during the study; having another surgery during the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thirst distress. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scales.;Thirst severity. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scales.;Mouth dryness. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Mouth dryness Form. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Mahnaz KHatiban
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed