The Effect of Breathing Exercise and Pressurized Cold Application on Pain and Anxiety During Sharp Debridement

Sponsor
Harran University
Study ID
NCT06886633
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Breathing exercise — BEHAVIORAL
    Patients participating in the breathing exercise group will be trained to apply the breathing exercise at least 1 hour before starting the debridement process. 5 minutes before starting the debridement procedure, the researcher will start breathing exercises in the patient's room. The exercise duration will be approximately 15-20 minutes, and the environment will be quiet, at room temperature and well ventilated during the exercise. The gel part of the pressurized cold therapy bandage will be removed and kept in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to make it ready for application. The cold gel pack removed from the freezer section of the refrigerator will be placed inside the pressurized cold therapy bandage before application. Pressurized cold will be applied to the patient 10 minutes before starting the debridement procedure.
  • Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application Group — DEVICE
    The gel part of the pressure cold therapy bandage will be removed and kept in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to make it ready for application, and the cold gel pack taken from the freezer section of the refrigerator before application will be placed inside the pressure cold therapy bandage. Pressure cold will be applied to the patient 10 minutes before starting the debridement procedure. The patient will be assessed and recorded by a nurse independent of the research on the State Anxiety Scale before and after debridement, and the Visual Comparison Scale before, during and after debridement.

Study Details

In our planned study, it is envisaged that patients who receive breathing exercises and pressurized cold application will experience a decrease in the level of pain they feel during the debridement process, a decrease in their anxiety levels, and an improvement in their vital signs, and that these study findings will constitute an important data source to reduce the pain and anxiety that occurs during the debridement process.

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 20, 2025
Start date
Mar 1, 2025
Status verified
Mar 2025
Primary completion
Oct 15, 2025
Completion
Oct 30, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
78 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Breathing Exercise Group
    Volunteering to participate in the study, Being 18 years of age or older, Not having a disease that affects breathing such as asthma, COPD, heart failure, Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms, Not having a disease that prevents communication such as Alzheimer's or dementia, Not having problems with the ear, nose or throat,
  • Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application Group
    Volunteering to participate in the study, Being 18 years of age or older, Not having a disease that affects breathing such as asthma, COPD, heart failure, Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms, Not having a disease that prevents communication such as Alzheimer's or dementia, Not having problems with the ear, nose or throat,
  • No Intervention: control group
    Volunteering to participate in the study, Being 18 years of age or older, Not having a disease that affects breathing such as asthma, COPD, heart failure, Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms, Not having a disease that prevents communication such as Alzheimer's or dementia, Not having problems with the ear, nose or throat,

Primary Outcome Measure

State Anxiety Scale [ Time Frame: Breathing exercises will be performed 5 minutes before starting the debridement process. The exercise will last approximately 15-20 minutes, and the State Anxiety Scale will be administered before and 5 minutes after debridement process. ]

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