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Ice Popsicle for Thirst Relief of the Surgical Patient

NCT02149394 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 208

Last updated 2014-05-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of ice popsicle compared with water at room temperature in relieving thirst in the immediate postoperative period . The hypothesis of the study is that ice has 20% greater efficacy than water to relieve thirst in the immediate postoperative period.

Conditions

  • Thirst

Interventions

OTHER

Ice popsicle

Patients were assessed according to the following criteria before each intervention: level of awareness; airway protection capacity; and absence of nausea and vomiting, according to the Safety Protocol for Thirst Management. The experimental group received an ice popsicle made of 10 mL mineral water. The ice popsicles were made according to the predetermined volumes and packed in the freezer of the anesthetic recovery room at the institution researched. The block of ice were supported by a stick, allowing the patients to control the intensity of cold conferred by the ice for their comfort.

OTHER

Water at room temperature

Patients were assessed according to the following criteria before each intervention: level of awareness; airway protection capacity; and absence of nausea and vomiting, according to the Safety Protocol for Thirst Management. The usual activities adopted by the nursing staff of the anesthetic recovery room were maintained for the control group that received 10 mL mineral water at room temperature in a syringe.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Estadual de Londrina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marilia F Conchon · Universidade Estadual de Londrina

  • Ligia F Fonseca, PhD · Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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