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Minimizing Post-surgical Pain and Narcotic Administration Through Cryotherapy

NCT01974882 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2013-11-04

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Summary

Postoperative pain is an unavoidable consequence of open abdominal surgery. Although cryotherapy, the application of ice to a surgical wound site, has been shown to be effective in reducing postoperative pain in orthopedic, gynecologic, and hernia operations, it has not been assessed in patients who undergo major open abdominal operations. We hypothesized that patients who receive cryotherapy would report lower pain scores as a primary outcome measure. This would result in less narcotic analgesia usage, and shorter hospital stays as secondary outcome measures.

Conditions

  • Urologic Surgical Procedure

Interventions

OTHER

Ice pack

Cryotherapy was applied via reusable ice bags filled with ice. Ice packs were immediately applied after the dressing was placed on the wound. The ice pack maintained in place for a continuous 24 hours adn was refilled as needed. After twenty-four hours, patients had the option of using ice packs for as long as they wished. The duration of ice pack usage was noted.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Viraj Master

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Viraj Master, MD, PhD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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