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Position to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI) for Pain and Sleep

NCT06919978 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-04-09

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Summary

Clinical Trial Aim: The study was conducted to investigate the effect of the Position given to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI) due to chest tube on pain level and sleep quality in patients undergoing thoracic surgery.

Does the Position to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI) reduce participants' pain levels due to pleural irritation? Does the Position to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI) improve participants' sleep quality? Researchers were compare the effectiveness of the Position to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI) in reducing pain from pleural irritation and improving sleep quality with routine clinical care.

Participants received the in-bed position and the Position to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI) applied by the researcher in routine care before their first night's sleep in the clinic after thoracotomy. At the same time, participants' pain was be assessed with a pain scale, and their sleep quality was be assessed with a PolySomnioGraph (PSG) and sleep scale.

Conditions

  • Chest Tube
  • Thoracotomy
  • Pain
  • Sleep

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The Position to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI)

The Position to Prevent Pleural Irritation (PPPI) was administered once before sleep on the first night of the day the participant arrived at the clinic.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akdeniz University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emine Kol, Professor · Head of Nursing Department

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-20
Primary Completion
2020-01-16
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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