Clinical trial NCT06108687: The Effect of Intraoral Spray Application on Thirst and Thirst Comfort in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Surgery
Official title: The Effect of Intraoral Spray Application on Thirst and Thirst Comfort in Patients Undergoing Gynecological Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Application Site Discomfort
Keywords: Gynecologic surgery
water spray
discomfort
thirst
Lead sponsor: Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-10-31
Enrollment: 58
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: It is important for healthcare professionals to provide care for gynecologic surgery patients using current evidence-based approaches. In this context, this study was planned to determine the effect of intraoral cold water spray application on thirst and thirst comfort in the postoperative period in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

Detailed description: Hypotheses of the Research H01: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H02: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has no effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H11: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

H12: Application of cold water spray into the mouth has an effect on thirst comfort in patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a patient who is scheduled for benign laparoscopic elective gynecological surgery under general anesthesia,
* No upper gastrointestinal system anomaly and/or disease,
* Being a patient whose score is classified as grade I or II according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA),
* Being between the ages of 18-65,
* Not smoking,
* Being able to communicate at a level that can answer research questions.

Exclusion Criteria:

* The integrity of the oral and tongue mucosa is disrupted before surgery,
* Having cognitive impairment or any neurological, renal, cardiac or pulmonary chronic disease,
* Morbidly obese
* Those who use psychiatric drugs

Primary outcomes:
measure: Thirst Severity Scale (Numerical Rating Scale)
timeFrame: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Thirst Discomfort Scale
timeFrame: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th hours postoperatively
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Adana
country: Turkey
facility: Adana city training and research hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Gaziantep İslam Science and Technology University
name: Zehra ÇERÇER, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
name: Serap GÜNGÖR, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Adana City Training Hospital
name: Esra BULMUŞ, Msc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Adana City Training Hospital
name: Sefa ARLIER, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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