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NCT Number: NCT02869139

Package of Mentholated Measures for the Relief of Thirst in the Anesthesia Recovery Room

Package of mentholated measures for the relief of thirst in the anesthesia recovery room: Randomized clinical trial

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Key information

Conditions

Thirst Irritation Lips Mouth Diseases Mouth Dryness Salivary Gland Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases Xerostomia

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Viviane Moreira Serato

Londrina, Paraná, 86039-290, Brazil

About this study

Perioperative thirst is intense and has a high incidence. There is evidence that strategies using cold and menthol could be viable alternatives to reduce thirst and the discomforts arising from it. For that reason, this study evaluated the efficacy of a mentholated package of measures (lip moisturizer and ice popsicle) compared to a non-mentholated package of measures in alleviating thirst in the anesthesia recovery room.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Possess aged between eighteen and sixty-five years
  • To be fasting for more than four hours
  • Verbalizing headquarters spontaneously or after questioning, with greater than or equal to three intensity in numerical verbal scale
  • Receive opioids or anticholinergic during surgery duration of greater than one hour anesthesia
  • Being in anesthetic recovery in anesthesia recovery room
  • Have been approved in the evaluation Headquarter Insurance Management Protocol which was applied to both groups
  • Accept participate and sign the consent form Clarified

Exclusion criteria

  • Being allergic to menthol
  • Have continuity of injury in the oral mucosa
  • Having suspended the anesthetic-surgical procedure after acceptance of participation
  • Receive High operating room directly to another healthcare sector than the anesthetic recovery room, and intensive care unit or hospital unit

Treatment and study plan

Mentholated lip moisturizer and ice popsicle

Other

Mentholated package of measures

Non-mentholated lip moisturizer and ice popsicle

Other

Non-mentholated package of measures

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in intensity of thirst, lip hydration, dryness of the mouth and taste the final oral cavity above the original between the experimental and control groups.

    Time frame: three times: 0 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after intervention and evaluation

    The evaluation procedures were repeated every 30 minutes for one hour, representing three evaluation moments (M1, M2 and M3).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in the extent of satiety point over an hour assessment, presented by experimental and control groups, and the number of interventions required in every moment of assessment and intervention for each group.

    Time frame: three times: 0 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after intervention and evaluation

    The evaluation procedures were repeated every 30 minutes for one hour, representing three evaluation moments (M1, M2 and M3).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Package of Mentholated Measures for the Relief of Thirst in the Anesthesia Recovery Room: Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Aug 16, 2016
Registry last updated
Aug 16, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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