Developlment of an evidence-based nursing interventin protocol on headache after spinal anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001797

Enrollment

200

Registered

2016-02-02

Start date

2013-12-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : Experimental group: immediate mobilization (the group was allowed to be out of bed to attend to their needs after hemorrhage termination at the site of the spinal needle insertion and was

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Those patients were included in the study who (a) underwent elective orthopedic knee/hip surgery, resection of a bladder tumor, or hemorrhoidectomy under spinal anesthesia; (b) were aged 18 years and over; (c) were evaluated as an American Society of Anesthesiology Class 1 (a normal healthy patient) or 2 (a patient with a mild systemic disease which was not a functional limitation); and (d) did not suffer from headaches or backache before spinal anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had a history of headaches, post-dural puncture headache or backache, and had a cognitive impairment were excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Headache	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Backache	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSun Ju Chang

Chungbuk National University

changsunju@gmail.com

Outcome results