Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Joint group:Cold water spray + acupoint massage
Control group:Wet cotton swabs or a small amount of drinking water
Alone group:Cold water spray
Sponsors
Jinjiang Municipal Hospital (Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Fujian)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for heart failure set out in the "Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure 2024"; (2) Age > 18 years old, communication barrier-free; (3) Patients with symptomatic heart failure, cardiac function grade 3~4, dyspnea, fluid retention and edema, fatigue and weakness, and moderate to severe thirst problems.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with severe damage to vital organ function and mental illness. (2) Communication disorders caused by visual, hearing, speech, or comprehension problems. (3)Patients with invisible thirst and inconspicuous thirst. (4)Pregnant women, those with local skin damage, redness, swelling, or bleeding tendencies.(5)Unwilling to participate in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart Failure Thirst Distress Scale Score ;Patient fluid intake; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numeric Rating Scale score; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiling Zhuang
Jinjiang Municipal Hospital (Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Fujian)
Outcome results
None listed