Cold therapy for baby chest tube pain: study pulled before start
NCT ID NCT05046834
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study planned to see if applying a cold gel pack around the chest tube could reduce pain and stabilize vital signs in infants aged 0-3 years during tube removal. All children would also receive standard pain medicine. The trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cold gel pack
- What this could lead to
- If it had been tested, this could have pointed to a simple, drug-free way to ease pain during chest tube removal in infants.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results exist. Even if conducted, the small size and specific age group would limit general conclusions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 month to 3 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 0-3 years old, * The chest tube is located for at least 24 hours, * Without Mechanical ventilation support, * Does not have any allergies to the drug * Stable from the cardiovascular side Exclusion Criteria: * Children with any neurological diseases, * Children with anynephrological * Children with any respiratory diseases
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gonca Muslu
Fethiye, Muğla, 48300, Turkey (Türkiye)
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