The Effect of Intraoral Spray Application on Thirst and Thirst Comfort in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 58
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Thirst Severity Scale (Numerical Rating Scale)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Arms & Interventions
Experiment
In cold water applications, 50 cc bottles with plastic spray heads will be used. New materials will be used for each patient. Interventions will be carried out by the researcher and. Cold water kept in the refrigerator at +4 degrees will be placed in 50 cc spray bottles for the experimental group and will be sprayed orally to the patients 4 times an hour in the postoperative period. The spray will be applied to the patient's mouth, upper palate, top of the tongue, right inner cheek, and left inner cheek.
Patients will be given approximately 0.5 mL of water via spray in each application.
Intervention: water spray application (Other)
Control
Spray application will not be applied to patients in the control group.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
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
- Thirst Discomfort Scale(1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively)
Investigators
Zehra Çerçer
Lecturer
Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University