Geneva, July 20 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ACTRN12626000816358) titled 'Impact of catheter removal practices on patient pain' on July 8.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design:
Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomised controlled trial
Masking: Blinded (masking used)
Assignment: Parallel
Type of endpoint: Safety/efficacy
Primary Sponsor: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Condition:
Abdominal surgery
Pain
Abdominal surgery
Pain
Surgery - Other surgery
Anaesthesiology - Pain management
Intervention:
The intervention compared two techniques used to release suction from a drain prior to removal: the Disconnecting technique and the Clamping technique.
This randomised controlled tr...