The Effect of Phytochemicals on the treatment of Phlebitis
- Conditions
- phlebitis.Vascular complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015061422738N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Deputy of Research and Technology, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
I having an IV catheter, gauge No. 20 (with all catheters of an essentially single brand), age between 18-60 years old, hospitalization in the internal medicine ward for at least 72 hours, no allergy to the drugs and the wound dressing, lack of blood transfusion, systolic blood pressure between 90 to 180 mmHg, no diabetes, no skin disease in the area of phlebitis, no pregnancy or lactation, having at least one phlebitis symptom (pain, redness, irritation) around the area, no chemical or herbal oil use for treatment of the phlebitis during the study, no history of allergy to the plants containing Quercetin or Tannic acid, using upper limbs for catheterization, using aseptic conditions for catheterization
Exclusion criteria: patients discharged before three days, taking contraceptive drugs, patients with known comorbidities including hyper-coagulability states (e.g., anti-cardiolipin antibodies, anti-phospholipid antibodies, and vitamin C deficiency)
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Phlebitis. Timepoint: Before and 12 hours after treatment for 72 hours. Method of measurement: 4 degree visual phlebitis scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dermal side effects. Timepoint: 12 hours for 72 hours. Method of measurement: Observation.