To verify the efficacy of topical applications of Chamomilla recutita infusion for phlebitis treatment, before dose response curve study and pilot study.
The hypothesis adopted was that patients with phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous infusion in anti-neoplasm chemotherapy, treated with a compress of Chamomilla recutita infusion for 20 minutes three times per day, would present a shorter phlebitis regression time in comparison with patients treated with a lukewarm water compress.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
123
Patients with phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous infusion in anti-neoplasm chemotherapy were treated with a compress of Chamomilla recutita infusion for 20 minutes three times per day
Patients with phlebitis due to peripheral intravenous infusion in anti-neoplasm chemotherapy, in control group, were treated with a compress of lukewarm water for 20 minutes three times per day
Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal
Brasília, Brasília/DF, Brazil
phlebitis regression time
Time frame: medium of 7 days
palpable venous cord regression time
Time frame: 72 hours
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