Effect of local coldness and heat on chest pain severity after open heart surgery

Comparing the effect of local coldness, heat and intermittent cold heat application on chest pain severity during respiratory exercise after open heart surgery in patients with coronary artery disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201609245134N10

Enrollment

Registered

2016-10-26

Start date

2016-10-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Chest pain on breathing. Painful respiration

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first group: application of local coldness. Intervention 2: The second group: application of local heat. Intervention 3: The third group: intermittent cold - heat application. Inte

Treatment - Other

The first group: application of local coldness

The second group: application of local heat

The third group: intermittent cold - heat application

The fourth group: routine care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients after open heart surgery; communication ability Exclusion criteria: Patients undergoing mechanical ventilator; sensitivity to local coldness or heat; occurring crisis condition; alteration in patient status

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Chest pain severity during respiratory exercises. Timepoint: before intervention and each 5 minutes during respiratory exercises, immediately after intervention or routine care (after 10 minutes of respiratory exercises), and 5 minutes after intervention or routine care. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale of pain.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Ali Fakhr-Movahedi

Semnan University of medical sciences

alimovi49@semums.ac.ir+98 23 3365 4192

Outcome results

None listed

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