Effects of Temperature Control at Intravenous Oxaliplatin Administration Area on Venous Pain in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Keywords:
venous pain, ; oxaliplatin, colorectal cancer, temperature control using a foil arm sleeveAbstract
Objective: To compare effects of temperature control at intravenous oxaliplatin administration area on colorectal cancer patients’ venous pain.
Design: Randomised control trial
Methodology: The subjects were 90 colorectal cancer patients treated with intravenous oxaliplatin at a super tertiary hospital. Using a computer-assisted technique, the subjects were equally divided into three groups of 30, each with an equal number of members of both sexes. The Control Group received standard care, each member covered with a poly-cotton blanket. For Experimental Group 1, local temperature-control was applied through foil arm sleeves. Experimental Group 2 received locally administered temperature-control through foil arm sleeves, together with pre-warmed medical solution dispensed by a fluid warmer set at 26 to 37 degrees Celsius. Data were collected between August and December 2019, through a demographic record form, the patients’ treatment records, and the Thai Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire, and were analysed using Chi-square test and Kruskal-Wallis H.
Results: After receiving peripheral intravenous administration of oxaliplatin, Experimental Group 1 reported significantly lower median value of venous pain at 1.5 and 2 hours than the Control group did (p < .05), whilst Experimental Group 2’s median value did not differ from those of Experimental Group 1 and the Control group.
Recommendations: The results showed that using a foil arm sleeve as a sole temperature control tool was more effective in reducing venous pain than using both a foil arm sleeve and pre-warmed solution, and than using a poly-cotton blanket. Therefore, nurses should apply this method in order to prevent and reduce colorectal cancer patients’ venous pain during intravenous oxaliplatin administration.
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