NCT06249295

Postoperative Oral Cryotherapy in Sore Throat and Daily Life

The Efficacy of Postoperative Oral Cryotherapy in Sore Throat and Daily Life in Patients With Sleep Apnea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chung Shan Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study will to evaluate the degree of postoperative sore throat and Life Impairment changes in patients with sleep apnea who underwent da Vinci robotic arm surgery as an intervention of oral cryotherapy.

Detailed description

An experimental study was conducted with 32 patients in the experimental group and 32 patients in the control group. The experimental group used drinking water from a water dispenser with regular filter replacement and maintenance, plus a 2x5x7 cm (50 ml) ice lolly module to make ice lollies,and then intervened in the postsurgical period using oral cold therapy (ice lolly in the mouth),while the control group received general routine care. The control group received regular care. The assessment tools included the Pain Profile Scale and the Life Impairment Scale, and the assessment period was from the first day to the 14th day after the operation.

Conditions

• Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	oral cryotherapy	The experimental group used drinking water from a water dispenser with regular filter replacement and maintenance, plus a 2x5x7 cm (50 ml) ice lolly module to make ice lollies, and then intervened in the post-surgical period using oral cold therapy (ice lolly in the mouth)

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-31
• Primary completion: 2024-01-31
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2024-02-08
• Last updated: 2026-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan