Comfort-Focused nursing eases pain after heart surgery, study finds
NCT ID NCT06769945
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a nursing approach based on Kolcaba's comfort theory can improve comfort and reduce pain in adults recovering from open heart valve surgery. Fifty-six patients were randomly assigned to receive either standard care or comfort-focused nursing. Their comfort and pain levels were measured at the start and after 72 hours. The goal was to see if this gentle, patient-centered care makes recovery more comfortable.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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56 people
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- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the study, * Being 18 years of age or older, * Being open to communication, * Not having any obstacle in terms of consciousness and sensory organs, * Being in the cardiovascular surgery service clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Hearing and/or visual loss * Leaving the study voluntarily * Patients transferred from the ward environment back to the intensive care environment
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Locations
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VAN
Erzurum, Van, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)
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