Abdominal Binder Study to Decrease Postoperative Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain
• Interventions: Other: no binder; Device: abdominal binder

• Registration Number: NCT01685593
• Lead Sponsor: Brooke Army Medical Center

Brief Summary

We conducted a controlled randomized trial examining the ability of the Mott abdominal Compression Binder to decrease postoperative pain in gynecologic abdominal laparotomy patients

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2001-01
• Primary Completion: 2006-02
• Study Completion: 2006-02
• Status Verified: 2012-09
• Study First Submitted: 2012-09-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-09-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 2012-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• gynecologic abdominal laparotomy patients

Exclusion Criteria

• non gynecologic abdominal laparotomy patients

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
regular bandage	no binder	no abdominal binder
abdominal binder	abdominal binder	binder

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postoperative pain	24 hours	linear pain scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ambulations in 24 hours postoperatively	24 hours	number ambulations

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brooke Army Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States