Water for Reducing Pain in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Phase 2CompletedNCT02820272

Chulalongkorn University27 enrolled

Overview

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a technique using vacuum dressing to promote wound healing in complicated wound. However for many patients, the application and removal of the NPWT is source of procedural pain. Some techniques had been reported to reduce these pain such as administering topical lidocain or normal saline solution before the dressing change. The authors hypothesized that administering cold water into the NPWT sponge would decrease pain during dressing changes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Treatment

Interventions

NPWT with cold waterPROCEDURE

Each of dressing change would be treated with NPWT and injection of cold sterile water kept in 4°C temperature into sponge 10 minutes before dressing change

NPWT with normal saline room tempPROCEDURE

Each of dressing change would be treated with NPWT and injection of room temperature sterile water kept in room temperature into sponge 10 minutes before dressing change

NPWT without other interventionPROCEDURE

Each of dressing change would be treated with NPWT without injection of any liquids into sponge before dressing change

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Open wounded patient who is treated by negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with the age between 18-70 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * The patient who has decrease sensation at cured wound region * The patient who has Glasgow coma scale less than 15 * The patient who cannot provide pain scale data * The patient who has diabetic ulcer or other chronic sores * The patient who denies to participate in research project.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain reduction during dressing changes assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Time frame: 3 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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