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Tape over tubes: new trick to ease heart surgery pain?

NCT ID NCT07098962

Symptom relief Sponsor: Kastamonu University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested if KinesioTaping (a special elastic tape) placed around chest drain sites can lower pain after heart surgery. 100 adults who had planned heart surgery took part. The goal was to see if this simple, drug-free method could help patients feel better and recover faster.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 2/3

Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.

Participants

100 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2025

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Elective cardiac surgery cases * Patients who are stable until the removal of the chest drain * Patients who do not experience serious complications such as bleeding or neurological problems Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing emergency cardiac surgery, * Patients with early post-cardiac surgery mortality, * Patients with conditions requiring reoperation, such as bleeding, * Patients for whom a pain score cannot be measured, such as neurological complications

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Associated conditions: cardiac surgical procedures, thoracic surgery Primary condition: pain, postoperative

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Kastamonu Education and Research Hospital

    Kastamonu, Kastamonu, 37200, Turkey (Türkiye)