Effects of Three Different Methods Applied to Patients After Spine Surgery on Nausea, Thirst and Comfort
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Ice cube, Mouth wash, Menthol lozenge.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Spinal Surgery. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of postoperative methods on nausea, thirst and comfort levels of patients undergoing spinal surgery.
Detailed description
Within the scope of this randomized controlled study, it is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ice, mouthwash and menthol lozenge interventions to provide effects on postoperative nausea, thirst and comfort in patients undergoing spinal surgery
Interventions
- Other Ice cube
ıce cube - Other Mouth wash
Mouth wash - Other Menthol lozenge
menthol lozenge
Primary outcome measures
- Nausea [Time frame: once before the application and 60, 120, 180 and 240 min. after arrival at the clinic]
- Thirst [Time frame: once before the application and 60, 120, 180 and 240 min. after arrival at the clinic]
- Comfort [Time frame: once before the application and 240 min. after arrival at the clinic]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patients who underwent lumbar disc herniation (LDH) surgery
- LDH surgery patients who recieve general anesthesia
- The patients who were conscious
- The duration of surgery is between 0-3 hours
Exclusion criteria
- Patients who cannot understand and speak Turkish
- Allergic patients to menthol
- Patients who received spinal anesthesia
- Patients with lesions on the oral mucosa and lips
- Patients requiring intensive care after surgical intervention
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Amasya Şerefeddin Sabuncuoğlu Hospital — Amasya
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06857760 · A.30.2.ODM.0.20.08/569-677