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Menthol Popsicle to Manage the Elderly Patient's Thirst in the Immediate Postoperative Period

NCT03621800 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2018-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Thirst is defined as the desire for water seeking and consumption, and is a prevalent symptom in the immediate postoperative period in all age groups. The elderly surgical patient, despite presenting reduced physiological responses to thirst and satiety, in clinical practice, it is observed that they have high thirst intensity. There is evidence that strategies using cold temperatures are effective in quenching thirst of the surgical patient, for this reason, the present study is justified, in order to find strategies that help to reduce thirst in this specific population that is the elderly surgical patient.

Conditions

  • Thirst

Interventions

OTHER

Menthol popsicle

The menthol popsicle composed of 0.05% menthol, 0.05% saccharin, 20ml ultrafiltered water and 2% cereal alcohol. The menthol popsicle was supported by a stick, allowing patients to taste more comfortably, with autonomy and safety

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Estadual de Londrina

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cristina M Galvão · University of Sao Paulo

  • Ligia F Fonseca · Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-07
Primary Completion
2018-07-20
Completion
2018-08-01

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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