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NCT Number: NCT06108687

The Effect of Intraoral Spray Application on Thirst and Thirst Comfort in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Surgery

It is important for healthcare professionals to provide care for gynecologic surgery patients using current evidence-based approaches. In this context, this study was planned to determine the effect of intraoral cold water spray application on thirst and thirst comfort in the postoperative period in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Application Site Discomfort

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Adana city training and research hospital

Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Hypotheses of the Research H01: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H02: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H11: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H12: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a patient who is scheduled for benign laparoscopic elective gynecological surgery under general anesthesia,
  • No upper gastrointestinal system anomaly and/or disease,
  • Being a patient whose score is classified as grade I or II according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA),
  • Being between the ages of 18-65,
  • Not smoking,
  • Being able to communicate at a level that can answer research questions.

Exclusion criteria

  • The integrity of the oral and tongue mucosa is disrupted before surgery,
  • Having cognitive impairment or any neurological, renal, cardiac or pulmonary chronic disease,
  • Morbidly obese
  • Those who use psychiatric drugs

Treatment and study plan

water spray application

Other

cold water kept in the refrigerator at +4 degrees

Primary outcomes

  1. Thirst Severity Scale (Numerical Rating Scale)

    Time frame: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively

    This scale was determined based on studies in the literature where the severity of thirst was evaluated using a numerical rating scale. It will be used to objectively evaluate the thirst levels of patients. It will be evaluated between 0-10 points with SDQ. While a score of 0 indicates that there is no thirst, a score of 10 indicates that the most severe thirst is felt. (Lee et al. 2020).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Thirst Discomfort Scale

    Time frame: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively

    The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale was conducted by Çiftçi et al. in 2023. The scale is used to determine the level of dehydration-related discomfort in surgical patients. There are 3 sub-dimensions in the scale (intraoral movements, psychological movements, extraoral movements). The scale was developed as a 5-point Likert type. It is scored as "1 = It does not bother me at all", "5 = It bothers me a lot". The Thirst Disorder Scale is calculated based on the total item score. There are no reverse items in the scale. The lowest score from the scale is 12 and the highest score is 60. As the score obtained from the sub-dimension increases, the level of discomfort in that dimension increases. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of thirst discomfort of patients increases (Çiftçi et al., 2023).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Intraoral Spray Application on Thirst and Thirst Comfort in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Oct 31, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 24, 2026

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