the effects of cold therapy and respiratory relaxation technique on pain and anxiety related to chest tube removal in patients who had open heart surgery.

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• Conditions: Condition 1: coronary artery diseases. Condition 2: cardiac valve diseases. Condition 3: open heart surgeries.

• Registration Number: IRCT20170827035918N2
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 21 May 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

have at least two chest tube.
being more than 18 and consciousness
BMI under 35
ability to report pain and anxiety
have normal vital signs
no drug addiction
without any mental diseases
without any mental , perceptions and communicative problems
willingness to enroll in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Administration of analgesic and sedatives 4 hours before intervention,
reactions to Ice
unwillingness to continue

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Theoretically: Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with tissue damage. Practical: The amount of pain related to chest tube removal the patient reports with the pain numeric rating scale. Timepoint: the pain was assessed in 4 points of time: before the intervention, after intervention before chest tube removal, immediately after chest tube removal, and 15 minutes after chest tube removal. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale (NRS).;Anxiety, theoretically: an unpleasant, panic and vague feeling of an unknown source. Practical : The amount of anxiety related to chest tube removal that the patient reports with the numeric rating scale. Timepoint: Anxiety was assessed in 2 points of time: 20 minutes before chest tube removal, immediately before chest tube removal. Method of measurement: numeric rating scale.