Cardiac Surgery, Intensive Care Unit
Conditions
Brief summary
Researchers aim to demonstrate that the use of phototherapy is feasible and may reduce acute postoperative pain based on recent literature. The primary objective is to demonstrate that displaying light-emitting diodes \[LED\] can be achieved in the ICU setting in after cardiac surgery.
Detailed description
The primary aim of this study to determine whether or not green light phototherapy is feasible after cardiac surgery. Patients that will be undergoing heart surgery will be recruited to the study. After surgery they will be exposed to either green or white LEDs for up to 5 hours per day and up to one week after surgery. After their exposure to light therapy, a survey will be given to the patient which will ask questions regarding tolerance of the therapy. A survey will also be given to the staff which will query whether or not the therapy was an impediment to workflow. In addition, the medical record will be reviewed to assess opiate usage in each group as an exploratory aim which may suggest differences in pain experiences.
Interventions
Green light therapy via light emitting diode (LED) in the 520 nanometers (nm) range at 4 lux intensity for up to 5 hours per day, as tolerated.
Filtered white light via light emitting diode (LED) displayed for up to 5 hours per day, as tolerated
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Status post heart surgery and are admitted in the ICU at Mayo Clinic, Florida.
Exclusion criteria
* Patient with color blindness and/or untreated cataracts. * Patients who are hemodynamically unstable. * Patients with dementia/delirium. * Pregnancy. * Patient is unwilling to participate or provide informed consent. * High baseline narcotic baseline requirements that would skew the baseline impact on post-op opiate pain requirements.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in postoperative pain | Baseline, 1 week | Measured pain numeric rating scale from 0-10, where 0 was no pain and 10 was the worst pain imaginable. In this scale, a higher number indicates worse outcome and lower number indicates better outcome. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed