The Effects of Guided Imagery on Postoperative Pain Management

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy; Nursing Caries
• Interventions: Other: guided imagery

• Registration Number: NCT04610151
• Lead Sponsor: Dicle University

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effects of guided imagery on postoperative pain management.

Detailed Description

The sample of the study consisted of 60 patients (30 in the experiment and 30 in the control groups) undergoing lower extremity operations at the orthopedics clinics of the Kahramanmaras Necip Fazil City Hospital. The study was conducted between April and September 2018.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-30
• Study Completion: 2018-09-30
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2020-10-30
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients at and over the age of 18
• Patients who were able to speak Turkish
• Patients who received spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who had not previously used guided imagery
• Patients any disease that could cause pain outside the surgery

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Guided Imagery	guided imagery	Guided Imagery Intervention:The pretest data of the patients with a pain score of 4 or higher according to VAS were collected. Afterwards, the experiment group patients were applied guided imagery.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A mean total score on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	first week	A mean total score on the VAS of four and above indicates postoperative pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Leyla ZENGİN AYDIN; 🇹🇷 Diyarbakır, Sur, Turkey