The Use of Cold Therapy, Music Therapy and Lidocaine Spray for Reducing Pain and Anxiety Following Chest Tube Removal
Journal
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
Year
2019
Abstract
AIM: To determine the effect of cold therapy, music therapy and lidocaine spray on pain and anxiety following chest tube removal (CTR). METHODS: This study was a randomized clinical trial. The participants were randomly assigned either one of four groups: control group, cold therapy, music therapy, and lidocaine spray. The primary outcome of the study was to measure pain using Visual Analog Scale. Anxiety was used as secondary outcome. RESULTS: Thirty patients in each arm completed the study. There was no difference in pain scores between groups immediately after and 20min after CTR (F=2.06, p=0.108). However, there was a significant difference between the anxiety scores of control and intervention groups 20min after CTR (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Cold therapy reduced anxiety levels after the procedure. A multimodal approaches, such as the administration of pharmacologic agents in conjunction with non-pharmacological interventions including cold therapy may also be suggested.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Anxiety; Subjective Measures; Hospital Setting; Hospital Setting; Invasive Medical Procedures; Music Listening; Music Medicine; Pain; Pain Management and Control; Pain Score or Rating; Procedural Pain; Recorded Music Listening; Self-Report Measures; Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Indexed Terms
Chest Tubes; Cryotherapy; Device Removal; Lidocaine; Pain; Pain Management; Anxiety; Chest tube; Cold therapy; Lidocaine spray; Pain
Study Type
Randomized Controlled Trial; Quantitative Methods
PubMed ID
30712725
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Aktas, Y. Y., & Karabulut, N. (2019). The Use of Cold Therapy, Music Therapy and Lidocaine Spray for Reducing Pain and Anxiety Following Chest Tube Removal. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 34, 179-184. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/505
