The effect of cold water spray on thirst distress and dry mouth and Fluid intake in patients with Heart failure

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Heart failure.; Heart failure

• Registration Number: IRCT20221229056977N1
• Lead Sponsor: Mashhad 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: 3 April 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

1- Diagnosed with heart failure
2- Having limited liquids
3- Age 18 to 65 years
4- At most 24 hours have passed since hospitalization
5- Willingness to participate in the study
6- Not suffering from hearing and speech defects
7- Consciousness
8- Not suffering from psychological diseases
9- Thirst distress scale score above 8

Exclusion Criteria

1- Non-cooperation in the study
2- Failure to fill in the questionnaire
3- Discharge/death of the patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thirst distress. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, before each implementation of the cold water spray intervention, the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Thirst distress scale for heart failure patients, numerical rating scale.;Dry mouth. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, before each implementation of the cold water spray intervention, the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Challacombe scale, numerical rating scale.;Fluid intake. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 24 hours later, 48 hours later, 72 hours later. Method of measurement: Checklist for registration of consumed liquids.