CompletedPhase 2/3

KinesioTaping for Thoracic Drain Support

Turkey (Türkiye)100 participantsStarted 2025-08-15

Plain-language summary

This study investigates the effectiveness of KinesioTaping applied around mediastinal and thoracic drain sites in reducing postoperative pain after cardiac surgery. Effective pain management is critical for early mobilization, improved patient satisfaction, and prevention of respiratory complications such as atelectasis. KinesioTaping is theorized to support soft tissue healing, improve circulation, and modulate pain through stimulation of cutaneous mechanoreceptors and fascia adjustment. However, evidence on its efficacy in postoperative settings remains limited. This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to provide high-quality data on the role of KinesioTaping as a non-pharmacological adjunct for pain management in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Elective cardiac surgery cases * Patients who are stable until the removal of the chest drain * Patients who do not experience serious complications such as bleeding or neurological problems Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing emergency cardiac surgery, * Patients with early post-cardiac surgery mortality, * Patients with conditions requiring reoperation, such as bleeding, * Patients for whom a pain score cannot be measured, such as neurological complications

What they're measuring

Day 3 Visual Analogue Scale Pain Score

Timeframe: 3 day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07098962

SponsorKastamonu University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-12

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Primary Condition: Pain, Postoperative trials