Water for Reducing Pain in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a technique using vacuum dressing to promote wound healing in complicated wound. However for many patients, the application and removal of the NPWT is source of procedural pain. Some techniques had been reported to reduce these pain such as administering topical lidocain or normal saline solution before the dressing change. The authors hypothesized that administering cold water into the NPWT sponge would decrease pain during dressing changes.

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Key information

Conditions

Treatment Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Open wounded patient who is treated by negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with the age between 18-70 years old.

Exclusion criteria

The patient who has decrease sensation at cured wound region
The patient who has Glasgow coma scale less than 15
The patient who cannot provide pain scale data
The patient who has diabetic ulcer or other chronic sores
The patient who denies to participate in research project.

Treatment and study plan

NPWT with cold water

Procedure

Each of dressing change would be treated with NPWT and injection of cold sterile water kept in 4°C temperature into sponge 10 minutes before dressing change

NPWT with normal saline room temp

Procedure

Each of dressing change would be treated with NPWT and injection of room temperature sterile water kept in room temperature into sponge 10 minutes before dressing change

NPWT without other intervention

Procedure

Each of dressing change would be treated with NPWT without injection of any liquids into sponge before dressing change

Primary outcomes

Pain reduction during dressing changes assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Time frame: 3 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chulalongkorn University

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Registry information

Official study title

Cold Water for Reducing Pain in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Dressing Change

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Jun 30, 2016
Registry last updated: Jul 1, 2016

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