The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of local heat therapy on chest pain and cardiovascular function. Inclusion criteria are the existence of absolute diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome by the specialist physician and having a stable physiological condition for answering to the questions. Exclusion criterion is any type of clinical condition that requires a special diagnosis and treatment that makes local heat therapy impossible for the patient.
The population is the patients with acute coronary syndrome who have referred to Gonabad 22 Bahman Hospital.
The sample size is 140 patients (70 patients in the control group and 70 patients in intervention group).
In the intervention group, local heat therapy with the temperature of 50°C for 23 minutes in the left anterior chest, two times a day for 2 days is used and during this period, the effect of local heat therapy will be measured on chest pain.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2013033112878N1
Registration date:2013-05-01, 1392/02/11
Registration timing:registered_while_recruiting
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2013-05-01, 1392/02/11
Registrant information
Name
Batol Mohammadian
Name of organization / entity
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 53 3725 4435
Email address
mohammadian.b@gmu.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2013-04-30, 1392/02/10
Expected recruitment end date
2013-07-23, 1392/05/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effect of local heat therapy on chest pain in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Public title
The effect of local heat therapy on chest pain
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
The existence of absolute diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome by the specialist physician, having a stable physiological condition for answering to questions, age range from 18 to 100, non addictation to alcohol and narcotics, having no diabet or muscloskeletal disease of chest or digestive diseases at the time of the disease, non-existance of inflammation, wound, scratching and redness in the area of chest.
Exclusion criteria:
Lock of tendency to participate in the study, worsening the patients condition and lack of a stable condition for answering the questions and every type of clinical condition that requires a special diagnosis and treatment that local heat therapy for the patient be impossible.
Age
From 18 years old to 100 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
140
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committe of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
City
Gonabad
Postal code
Approval date
2013-03-03, 1391/12/13
Ethics committee reference number
91/5/6/ک الف
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Acute coronary syndrom
ICD-10 code
I20-I25
ICD-10 code description
Ischaemic heart diseases
Primary outcomes
1
Description
chest pain
Timepoint
Before and after intervention
Method of measurement
McGill pain questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
Heart rate
Timepoint
Before and after intervention
Method of measurement
Heart rate (beats/min) will be measured with cardiac monitor
2
Description
Systolic pressure
Timepoint
Before and after intervention
Method of measurement
Systolic pressure (mmhg) will be measured with cardiac monitor
3
Description
Diastolic pressure
Timepoint
Before and after intervention
Method of measurement
Diastolic pressure (mmhg) will be measured with cardiac monitor
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group:
local heat therapy left anterior chest with hot pack with the tempreature of 50°C for 23 min two times a day for 2 days.