Minimizing Post-surgical Pain and Narcotic Administration Through Cryotherapy
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Postoperative pain is an unavoidable consequence of open abdominal surgery. Although cryotherapy, the application of ice to a surgical wound site, has been shown to be effective in reducing postoperative pain in orthopedic, gynecologic, and hernia operations, it has not been assessed in patients who undergo major open abdominal operations. We hypothesized that patients who receive cryotherapy would report lower pain scores as a primary outcome measure. This would result in less narcotic analgesia usage, and shorter hospital stays as secondary outcome measures.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01974882
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 55 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 89 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- May 2008 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2010 (Actual)
- Completion
- Sep 2010 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Nov 4, 2013
2008 – 2010
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Hospital | Atlanta | Georgia | 30303 | — |
| Emory University, Urology Department | Atlanta | Georgia | 30322 | — |
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