Cold Application on Pain During Chest Tube Removal

Chiayi Christian Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chest Tube Removal

Treatments: Other: tap water packs application; Other: cold application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03307239

103044

Details and patient eligibility

About

Abstract Objectives: Use of analgesics is the most common method to alleviate the pain induced by chest tube removal (CTR), but patient response to medication can vary and may not be achieved complete relaxation. This study was to determine the effectiveness of cold application in combination with standard analgesic administration before CTR on CTR-induced pain.

Methods: A prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo sham-controlled study was conducted. In addition to the same routine care, subjects in the experimental group (n = 30) received cold application of 600 g ice packs 15 minutes before CTR, whereas subjects in the placebo sham group (n = 30) received tap water packs. Numerical rating scale was used to measured pain intensity before, immediately after, and 10 minutes after CTR.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (a) age greater than 20 years, (b) single chest-tube insertion, (c) first-time insertion of the chest tube, (d) ability to verbally report pain, (e) body mass index of < 30 kg/m2, and (f) normal vital signs.

Exclusion criteria

• cold urticaria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

cold application (experimental group)

Experimental group

Description:

subjects in the experimental group (n = 30) received cold application of 600 g ice packs 15 minutes before CTR

Treatment:

Other: cold application

tap water packs application (sham group)

Sham Comparator group

Description:

subjects in the sham group (n = 30) received tap water packs.

Treatment:

Other: tap water packs application