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Study identifier: NCT07408921 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Effect of Ice Pack and Warm Gel Pad Use During Drain Removal on Anxiety, Comfort, Physiological Parameters, and Patient Satisfaction Undergoing Open Urological Surgery

Condition: Drain  ·  Sponsor: Tarsus University

PhaseNA
Planned participants120
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effects of ice pack and warm gel pad application during drain removal on anxiety, comfort, hemodynamic parameters, and patient satisfaction in patients undergoing open urological surgery. In the analysis, the ANOVA: Repeated Measures, Between Factors test was used, with an effect size of f = 0.25 (Kang, 2021), a significance level of α = 0.05, and a power (1-β) of 0.80. Based on the assumption of three groups and two measurement times, the minimum total sample size required for the study was calculated as 120 participants (ice pack group: 40, warm gel pad group: 40, control group: 40). A post hoc power analysis will be performed at the end of the study. Fifteen minutes before the procedure, patients will complete the Descriptive Information Form, State Anxiety Inventory, and Hemodynamic Variables Monitoring Form. After completing and recording the forms, participants will be assigned to either the intervention or control group according to the randomization schedule. In the ice pack group, when the decision is made to remove the surgical drain, the drain site will be disinfected before and after each procedure using a 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA)-based solution. A 17 × 9 cm ice pack stored at -10°C will be wrapped in sterile gauze and applied to the drain site for approximately 10 minutes. The temperature of the application area will be measured at one-minute intervals using a calibrated in…

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Talk to the study team

Gamze Bozkul  ·  +903246000033  ·  gamze.bozkul@gmail.com

Gülay ALTUN UĞRAŞ  ·  gulaltun@mersin.edu.tr

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Locations (1)

Tarsus UniversityMersin, Turkey, Turkey (Türkiye)Recruiting

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