Effect of cold water and lip balm on thirst and dry mouth in patients admitted in critical care unit: A randomized control trial

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake,

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/09/057626

Lead Sponsor: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Brief Summary: This study is a randomized control trial to assess the effectiveness of cold water spray and application of lip moisturizer on the level of thirst and dry mouth among patients admitted in the critical care unit. Patients who met the inclusion criteria will be enrolled from the critical care units by consecutive sampling method. informed consent will be obtained and the procedure will be performed from 8am to 4pm for three days. Initial data for everyparticipant will be collected before the beginning of procedure: demographic data, admitting diagnosis, APACHE IIscore, lab values for serum potassium, sodium, blood glucose, BUN, creatinine as wellas net balance and use of diuretics. Assessment of thirst and drymouth will be done every day for three days before the procedure and within1 hour after the procedure. Post test assessment will bedone by a person who is not a part of the research team to avoid researcherâ€™s bias and for post test reliability. Thirst will be assessed using anumerical rating scale (0- 10, where 0= no thirst and 10= worst possiblethirst) and dry mouthwill be assessed usingThe Challacombe Scale of Oral Dryness.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

Above 18 yrs of age ICU stay of >12 hrs Richmond agitation sedation score of -1,0 or +1 Those patients who are well oriented to date, time and place Thirst score of â‰¥ 1 on a numeric rating scale.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who were unable to communicate and not oriented Patients who underwent recent oral surgery Patients who has open lesion in mouth or lips Patients with OPC poisoning Intubated patients.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the effect of cold water spray and application of lip moisturizer on the level of thirst and dry mouth among patients admitted in CCU.	8am to 4pm for 3 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
No secondary objective	No time points

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
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Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Dr M J Kumari
Principal investigator
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kumari_mj@ymail.com