The effects on post-operative pain of a warming dressing applied after hernia surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN59897148

Enrollment

180

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2002-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Post-operative pain Surgery Post-operative pain

Interventions

Group A: Standard treatment (no warming) Group B: Two hours of postoperative warming to the wound immediately after surgery and then the patients warm their wounds twice a day for the first three pos

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having hernia surgery (n = 180)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Post-operative pain scores 2. Quality of life 3. Wound healing	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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