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cold therapy

The effect of cold compress on comfort and pain severity during chest tube removal in patients after cardiac surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017013025929N4
Enrollment
120
Registered
2017-04-15
Start date
2017-02-18
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. Anterior chest-wall pain NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group cold compresses ring will be placed 20 minutes before removal of chest tube. Intervention 2: control group: certain actions will not be taken. Intervention 3:
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
In the intervention group cold compresses ring will be placed 20 minutes before removal of chest tube.
control group: certain actions will not be taken.
placebo group: The ring with body temperature will be used.

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: People with coronary artery disease who underwent open-heart surgery have been;The absence of drug addiction. Exclusion criteria: Patient dissatisfaction continued cooperation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before and 5 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire VAS.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comfort. Timepoint: before and 5 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire VAS.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKhodayar Oshvandi

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

oshvandi2005@yahoo.com+98 81 3838 0439

Outcome results

None listed

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