Comparingcold water with mentol and plantago ovata on thirst and dry mouth

Early Phase 1

Recruiting

Conditions: Thirst and dry mouth.

Registration Number: IRCT20170803035479N2

Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

Age over 18 years old
At least 24 hours passed since their admission to the ICU
Be able to understand Persian speak and have the ability to read
Orientation to time? place and person
Willingness to participate in study
Do not received drugs such as opioids which suppress the consciousness
Richmond criteria between -1 to +1.
No history of allergies
No history of allergy to the pessilium powder
Thirst score more than 3

Exclusion Criteria

Having a open mouth lesions or lips lesions, mouth or lip mucous destroy
History of dementia or Alzheimer? interaction of medical condition (like oral surgery) with study intervention

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thirst intensity: Those patients whose thirst scores are greater than three based on numeric rating scales. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after mouth washing for the first time, and also after second mouth washing (30 minutes after first one). Method of measurement: Numeric rating scales.;Dry mouth : patient’s dryness feeling of lips and mouth. Timepoint: Before mouth washing, after mouth washing for the first time, and also after second mouth washing (30 minutes after first one). Method of measurement: Patient Self-declaration.;Distress of Thirst: Feeling sick of thirst. Timepoint: Before intervention, after mouth washing for the first time, and also after second mouth washing (30 minutes after first one). Method of measurement: Numeric rating scales.

Secondary Outcome Measures