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Effects of Three Different Methods Applied to Patients After Spine Surgery on Nausea, Thirst and Comfort

ConditionSpinal Surgery
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOndokuz Mayıs University

About this trial

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of postoperative methods on nausea, thirst and comfort levels of patients undergoing spinal surgery.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ice cube

    Other intervention

    ıce cube

  • Mouth wash

    Other intervention

    Mouth wash

  • Menthol lozenge

    Other intervention

    menthol lozenge

Treatment groups

128 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups
Group A: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Ice cubeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Mouth washExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Menthol lozengeExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Nausea

Nausea level: It consists of a numeric scale. Among the numbers, ''0'' corresponds to ''no thirst/nausea'' and ''10'' corresponds to ''very much thirst/nausea''. As the number increases, nausea and thirst will be accepted as increased. There is no cut-off point.

Time frame
once before the application and 60, 120, 180 and 240 min. after arrival at the clinic
2

Thirst

Thirst level: A minimum score of 12 and a maximum score of 60 can be obtained from the scale. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the level of thirst discomfort of the patients.

Time frame
once before the application and 60, 120, 180 and 240 min. after arrival at the clinic
3

Comfort

Comfort level: The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 192 and the lowest score is 48. A high SCS scoring indicates a high comfort level of the individual.

Time frame
once before the application and 240 min. after arrival at the clinic

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Ondokuz Mayıs University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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