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NCT Number: NCT06241690

Cold Applications on the Pain Level of Children With Sutures

Purpose:This research was conducted as an experimental study with pretest and posttest control groups in order to evaluate the effect of post-suture cold applications on the pain level of children with sutures.

Design and Methods: This study is a randomised controlled study. In the study, there were 150 children in the experimental group and 150 children in the control group.

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Key information

Conditions

Child, Only Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

12 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Fırat University

Elâzığ, Campus, 2300, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The experimental groups was applied at the 1st, 2nd and 6th hours after the suture application in the cold applications The different practitioners applied in the Visual Analog Scale after and before in the cold applications to the experimental and control groups

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • parents who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • -visually impaired child
  • mentally retarded child
  • speech impaired children
  • without chronic disease

Treatment and study plan

the cold applications in post-suture pain reduces the child's pain

Other

The experimental groups was applied cold applications immediately after 20 minutes the suture. Later, The experimental groups was applied cold applications again for 20 minutes 1 hour, 2 hours and 6 hours after the suture.

Primary outcomes

  1. this study was measured the effects of cold application in the children after the suture

    Time frame: 1 days

    The experimental groups was applied cold applications immediately after 20 minutes the suture. Later, The experimental groups was applied cold applications again for 20 minutes 1 hour, 2 hours and 6 hours after the suture. The visual Analog Scale were used as data collection tools. The Visual Analog Scale scale was applied before suturing. It was then applied 20 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and 6 hours after the suturing procedure.

    The Visual Analog Scale: A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 points are obtained from the scale. A high score from the scale indicates a high level of pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Firat University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

the Effect of Post-suture Cold Applications on the Pain Level of Children With Sutures

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2022
First posted
Feb 5, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2024

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