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Cold or heat: which helps more when a drain is pulled?

NCT ID NCT07408921

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

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether applying an ice pack or a warm gel pad to the drain site before removal can lower anxiety, improve comfort, and stabilize vital signs in patients recovering from open urological surgery. 120 adults will be randomly assigned to ice, warm gel, or standard care. The goal is to find a simple, drug-free way to improve the patient experience during this common procedure.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Ice pack and warm gel pad
What this could lead to
If effective, these simple, low-cost methods could become standard practice to make drain removal less stressful and more comfortable for patients.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial (120 participants) testing temporary comfort measures, not a treatment for a disease. Results may not apply to all surgeries or patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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.

Participants

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Feb 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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: * Individuals who consented to participate in the study, * Patients who underwent open urological surgery, * Patients followed with a single surgical drain, * Aged 18 years and older, * Conscious, oriented, and cooperative, * Without communication problems. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who did not consent to participate in the study, * Under 18 years of age, * Not conscious, oriented, or cooperative, * With communication problems, * Having had a surgical drain previously, * Individuals with two or more surgical drains.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder Patient Satisfaction wild type ABeta2M amyloidosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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DRAIN

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Tarsus University

    RECRUITING

    Mersin, Turkey, 33400, Turkey (Türkiye)