A clinical trial to study the effect of â??moist heat therapyâ?? on the visibility and palpability of veins before peripheral intravenous cannulation of patients receiving chemotherapy.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Cancer patients undergoing Chemotherapy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/01/011433
- Lead Sponsor
- Ms Simarpreet Kaur
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
The study includes the patients who:
1. had undergone peripheral intravenous cannulation on upper limbs below the elbow (veins of dorsum of hands and forearm).
2. had vein assessment score 1, 2 and 3 (according to Vein Assessment Scale).
3. were willing to participate.
Exclusion Criteria
The study excludes the patients who:-
1. had undergone central venous cannulation, PICC line and porta cath.
2. had vein assessment score 4 and 5.
3. had extravasations or previous intra-venous infiltration on cannulation site.
4. had skin diseases and bleeding disorders.
5. had upper limb amputation.
6. were critically sick at the time of data collection.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in duration of IV Cannulation.Timepoint: 1 minute
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot anyTimepoint: No any