the effects of cold therapy and respiratory relaxation technique on pain and anxiety related to chest tube removal in patients who had open heart surgery.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170827035918N2

Enrollment

120

Registered

2019-05-12

Start date

2018-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-05-21

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Conditions

Condition 1: coronary artery diseases. Condition 2: cardiac valve diseases. Condition 3: open heart surgeries.

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the control group(group number 1) chest tube is removed according to the ward regulations without any intervention. Intervention 2: Intervention group: cold application group (inter

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: have at least two chest tube. being more than 18 and consciousness BMI under 35 ability to report pain and anxiety have normal vital signs no drug addiction without any mental diseases without any mental , perceptions and communicative problems willingness to enroll in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Administration of analgesic and sedatives 4 hours before intervention, reactions to Ice unwillingness to continue

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Theoretically: Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with tissue damage. Practical: The amount of pain related to chest tube removal the patient reports with the pain numeric rating scale. Timepoint: the pain was assessed in 4 points of time: before the intervention, after intervention before chest tube removal, immediately after chest tube removal, and 15 minutes after chest tube removal. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale (NRS).;Anxiety, theoretically: an unpleasant, panic and vague feeling of an unknown source. Practical : The amount of anxiety related to chest tube removal that the patient reports with the numeric rating scale. Timepoint: Anxiety was assessed in 2 points of time: 20 minutes before chest tube removal, immediately before chest tube removal. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Theoretically: Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with tissue damage. Practical: The amount of pain related to chest tube removal the patient reports with the pain numeric rating scale. Timepoint: the pain was assessed in 4 points of time: before the intervention, after intervention before chest tube removal, immediately after chest tube removal, and 15 minutes after chest tube removal. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale (NRS).;Anxiety, theoretically: an unpleasant, panic and vague feeling of an unknown source. Practical : The amount of anxiety related to chest tube removal that the patient reports with the numeric rating scale. Timepoint: Anxiety was assessed in 2 points of time: 20 minutes before chest tube removal, immediately before chest tube removal. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactzahra sajedi monfared

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

zahrasajedi75@gmail.com+98 21 2236 8763

Outcome results

None listed

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