Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Effectiveness of Nonpharmacologic Therapies on Pain After Removal of Chest Drains in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad de La Frontera
Conditions:
Pain Management
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of pain reduction between an experimental treatment and the usual one when removing thoracic drains in post cardiac surgery patie...
Detailed Description
Controlled clinical trial, randomized, single-blind, with a sample of 100 postoperative cardiac surgery patients who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample will be obtained by two nurses wi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Postoperative cardiac surgery patient with indication of the cardiac surgeon to remove chest drains within the first 24 hours postoperatively.
- Patient who follows orders and with vigil state of consciousness, temporally and spatially oriented.
- Usual analgesic treatment indicated by physician: paracetamol 1 g every 8 hours; or Metamizole 1 g every 8 hours; Ketoprofen every 8 hours, or pregabalin 75 mg every 24 hours, last administration at 07:00 am.
- INR \< 2.5; Platelets \> 50,000.
Exclusion
- Patient with psychomotor agitation
- Dependence on psychotropic drugs, alcohol, or with abstinence syndrome.
- Patient in postoperative course with cardiogenic shock, with need for 2 or more vasoactive drugs (VAD).
- Older than 80 years old.
- Maintained with continuous infusion pump (CIB) of analgesia.
- Refractory pain, with second line management: Lidocaine patches, Buprenorphine patches, Patient controlled analgesia pump.
- Administration of anticoagulant at 07:00 am.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 20 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 20 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06974071
Start Date
April 20 2025
End Date
December 20 2025
Last Update
May 15 2025
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Claro Solar 115, Temuco
Temuco, Araucanía (IX), Chile, 4780000